Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson amid fresh allegations that two further Downing Street parties were held while coronavirus restrictions were in place, the night before the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. The Prime Minister was said to have been away from Downing Street at the time. Queen Elizabeth during the Duke of Edinburgh’s socially-distanced funeral (Yui Mok/PA)But she is set criticise the culture in Downing Street, it said. The new allegations that two Downing Street parties took place the week after Philip’s death, and on the eve of his funeral, emerged on Thursday evening. The Telegraph cited a No 10 spokesperson as saying Mr Johnson was not in Downing Street that day.

Source: The Times January 14, 2022 00:33 UTC