Prime minister apologises and says he attended party for about 25 minutes on 20 May 2020
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Boris Johnson has admitted attending a gathering in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown and apologised to the nation, while arguing it was a work event and “technically” broke no rules.
The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, rejected Johnson’s version of events and called on the prime minister to resign. “The only question is: will the British public kick him out, will his party kick him out, or will he do the decent thing and resign?” Starmer said.
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