BORIS Johnson's closest aides joked about being spied by a drone as they knocked again gin within the No10 backyard throughout lockdown, it has been revealed.
Senior workers stocked up on booze from the native Tesco by Westminster tube station earlier than ingesting within the sunshine all through the night.
However 18 months after the Might 20, 2020 booze-up the PM is now struggling the hangover from hell as bombshell particulars of the occasion emerge.
Mr Johnson and his spouse Carrie are accused of attending the bash organised by high No10 official Martin Reynolds.
In a now infamous electronic mail to greater than 100 Downing St workers Mr Reynolds invited them to "socially distanced drinks" at 6pm and inspired them to "convey your personal booze".
Simply an hour earlier Cupboard Minister Oliver Dowden was on the No10 podium telling Brits to stay to the foundations by solely assembly one different individual open air.
Shortly after sending the e-mail Mr Reynolds acquired chilly ft however thought pulling the plug would draw extra consideration to claims of rule-breaking, The Occasions studies.
And by that point trestle tables had already been arrange within the No10 backyard, having been arrange at lunchtime.
After making the 500yd sprint to the cramped Tesco Specific to select up gin, rosé and wine round 40 workers filed into the sun-kissed No10 backyard.
Mr Johnson has refused to say if he and Carrie attended, however insiders insist he was there.
Regardless of the merriments attendees are stated to concentrate on breaking the foundations.
One official quipped about being noticed by a surveillance drone - utilized by Derbyshire Police to catch walkers across the identical time within the first lockdown.
Deputy Labour chief Angela Rayner at present urged Mr Johnson to come back clear when he is compelled to interrupt cowl at PMQs.
She stated: "It is vitally easy for me. I have been asking the PM for the final couple of days, you simply should say, had been you at this celebration or not on Might 20?
"He can clear this up in a short time and he has refused to take action, to date.
"He has actually undermined the workplace of PM by letting this keep on and proceed as a result of he refuses to inform the British public what they deserve to listen to.
"And that is whether or not or not he broke the lockdown guidelines and whether or not he was at this celebration or not."
Round 12 Tory MPs have already damaged cowl to publicly skewer Mr Johnson.
There's even hypothesis of a management problem earlier than Might's native elections.
One Tory advised The Solar: "I do not see how he can survive. I believe if there are sufficient of us who agree, and I am pretty positive there are, we have to transfer ASAP."
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