{"id":1201839,"date":"2022-01-09T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1201839"},"modified":"2022-01-09T13:05:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T18:05:16","slug":"uk-government-accused-of-having-yet-another-lockdown-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-government-accused-of-having-yet-another-lockdown-party\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Government Accused of Having Yet Another Lockdown Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-government-accused-of-having-yet-another-lockdown-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1201839&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237535989-e1641643343918-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p-rich_text_block\">Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u2019s top civil servant allegedly&nbsp;arranged a garden party during Britain\u2019s first lockdown.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">Civil servant Martin Reynolds, Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u2019s Principal Private Secretary, allegedly organised a boozy garden party on the 20th of May 2020 while most Brits were in lockdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">Reynolds allegedly sent out an email for the event which was said to have advertised there would be \u201csocially distanced drinks\u201d while the rest of the country was supposed to stay at home, permitted to leave for essential purposes only.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson\u2019s former Chief Advisor, exposed the 20th of May event on the 7th of January 2022, on his Substack, claiming that he along with multiple other Downing Street staff received an invite to the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">Cummings went on to say that he was aware of \u201cvarious parties\u201d that occurred after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/11\/13\/gone-vote-leave-boss-cummings-walks-out-of-downing-street-with-cardboard-box\/\">resigned<\/a> and the \u201cPM was aware of them\u201d. He also alleged that there is photographic evidence of these potentially illegal event and some photos are \u201cpicturing the PM\u201d. Cummings has not provided any specifics on these alleged events, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">Interestingly, Cummings denied that an earlier event on the 15th of May \u2014 that caused widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/01\/ten-times-british-lockdown-rulemakers-broke-their-own-covid-restrictions\/\">controversy<\/a> after a photo of No 10 leaders and staffers enjoying cheese and wine in their garden was exposed the press \u2014 was a party and not a meeting as many have accused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">However, Cummings admitted he was implicated in the 15th of May event as he was pictured in the garden bash holding a glass of wine, whereas he wasn\u2019t present at the 20th of May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">Cummings also attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/dominiccummings.substack.com\/p\/parties-photos-trolleys-variants\">justify<\/a> the drinking culture at Number 10 by saying: \u201cA real&nbsp;\u2018culture problem\u2019 in No 10 is not people having a drink in the evening, it\u2019s that so few people in No 10\/70 Whitehall work really hard and instead bitch about \u2018work life balance\u2019, a true sign of decadence\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Report: Vote Leave Boss out as BoJo Adviser, PM to Push Green Agenda, End Culture Wars <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HAvlITyhZg\">https:\/\/t.co\/HAvlITyhZg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1327185374200918016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\"><em>The Telegraph<\/em>&nbsp;claims to have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2022\/01\/07\/boris-johnsons-private-secretary-accused-hosting-another-lockdown\/\">corroborated<\/a> some of Cummings\u2019 allegations, saying they have three separate sources who have confirmed there was an email invite to a drinks event on the 20th of May, which included a \u201cbring your own booze\u201d message.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">The email is however understood to have been deleted from Number 10\u2019s email system, and no email has been printed in the press as of yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">On the 20th of May 2020, the same day this party allegedly took place, Oliver Dowden, the Culture Secretary at the time, advised Brits that they could only meet one person outdoors at a time, and encouraged social distancing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">Dowden in his address repeatedly emphasised that people should stick to the lockdown rules, saying phrases such as: \u201cstay at home as much as possible\u201d, \u201cwork from home if you can\u201d, and \u201climit contact with other people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">The exposure of this party follows multiple other alleged lockdown breaches by the Conservative Party-led British government, and the Cabinet Office is already investigating two alleged lockdown rule-breaching Number 10 gatherings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">The leadership of the Conservative Party were also caught having at least two Christmas parties in 2020 while most of the country was in Tier 4 restrictions, which prohibited household mixing. One of these parties took place at the Conservative Party headquarters, which prompted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/shaun-bailey-photo-party-covid-lockdown-resigns-london-assembly-committee-chairman-b972056.html\">resignation<\/a> of attendee and 2021 London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey from the police and crime committee of the London Assembly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">Another is said to have been held on the 18th of December at Number 10, was attended by 40-50 staffers and with Boris Johnson allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/politics\/boris-johnson-pictured-hosting-number-25675443\">hosting a festive quiz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Boris Johnson appeared to issue a veiled threat to citizens that failing to \u201cget boosted\u201d as a matter of urgency could see their \u201cfreedoms\u201d and \u201cway of life\u201d taken away in an address to the nation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4eKS5XrjkN\">https:\/\/t.co\/4eKS5XrjkN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1470210857514717186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u2019s top civil servant allegedly\u00a0arranged a garden party during Britain\u2019s first lockdown. 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