Boris Johnson has been pictured with wine and cheese alongside his wife and up to 17 staff in the Downing Street garden during lockdown, raising questions over No 10’s insistence a “work meeting” was taking place. Johnson’s spokesman said Downing Street staff were working in the garden in the afternoon and evening. Show The Downing Street gathering on 15 May 2020 took place under the rules of England's first coronavirus lockdown. The prime minister’s official spokesperson said last week: “In the summer months Downing Street staff regularly use the garden for some meetings. A Downing Street spokesperson said on Sunday: “As we said last week, work meetings often take place in the Downing Street garden in the summer months.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2021 02:56 UTC