It’s crime week for the government — with Boris Johnson and his ministers set to unveil a range of measures to show how they plan to get tough on law and order. Only the ministers sent out to land that message are themselves facing questions over criminality. The claims of a ‘boozy’ Christmas party of up to 50 people, held last year when the rest of the country was banned from mixing between households, emerged in the Mirror last week but don’t seem to be going away anytime soon.
Downing Street has insisted that no rules had been broken though the Prime Minister has not denied that an event took place
In various broadcast rounds, ministers have been pressed on whether the party occurred and if so whether it broke the rules. The standard response is that Covid guidance has been followed at all times. Downing Street has insisted that no rules had been broken though the Prime Minister has not denied that an event took place.
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