"Number 10 held two boozy parties the night before the Queen mourned Prince Philip alone".... Is this finally going to be the end for B.J. /Tories?

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"Number 10 held two boozy parties the night before the Queen mourned Prince Philip alone.

Staff drank and at points danced until the early hours of the night of April 16.

Hours later, the Queen went to a socially-distanced funeral for Philip.

We have spoken to eyewitnesses. At a leaving do for a No10 photographer it’s alleged:

🥂Staff partied in the basement of No10, to music DJd by a special adviser.

🥂One broke Wilf Johnson’s swing in the No10 garden.

🥂Another was sent to the Co-op with a suitcase to buy booze.

Another event held to mark the departure of James Slack, Mr Johnson’s chief spinner, saw:

🍻 Staff gathered for a speech from Slack, with others dialling in via Zoom.

🍻Booze drunk and attendees spilling into the garden.

🍻Chatting and drinking into the early hours.

At the time Britain was in Step 2 of lockdown easing - which banned indoor gatherings and imposed the rule of six outside.

But the celebrations in No10 meant around 30 people were gathered for what a source declares were definitely parties.

Can No10 claim they were work events?

This was the scene in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle the next day.

Prince Philip’s funeral was restricted to 30 people, and the PM declined to attend, to make more space for family.

The Queen did not participate in the service. "

It’s not history or a few bottles of wine. It’s culture, a culture disregard for the law and contempt for the people they supposedly serve. If we want they’ve faith that the government can address the really important issues we need to be able to trust them and the culture they represent. That’s why Johnson, and likely either key figures there, need to go.
There is no defence at this point, and him not being wealthy enough to avoid political scandal is ludicrous.

You know what If he was a decent prime minister I’d forgive him a few parties. But he really isn’t, he’s lied and lied and lied and his Brexit management is driving the country into a crisis.

Angry that, after all the sleaze and lies, his colleagues and party are still defending him, presumably for political reasons.

There have been many accounts of others’ awful situations and sacrifices at the times when he and other attendees broke rules. I feel sorry for the Queen, but don’t find that story any more affecting than those about of others.

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

If you bothered to do a search you would see that he was on a scholarship to Eton

@bakingbernie

Don't you think there are other things to worry about. I would rather our government focused 1) On getting the country back economically after the Pandemic. 2) Sorting out the looming energy crisis. 3) Try to do something about the very real threat of being involved in a war in Ukraine.

Are a few bottles of wine that important?

You really think they are bothered by any of these things???

Even this probably still won't quite do it. But I suspect there's still more, or photos, so we're creeping ever closer...

@BIWI

So I'm guessing you've voted YANBU *@bakingbernie*?

How could you?

Do you not understand how important this is, given that this is about the leadership of our country? About the people who are making the decisions about the future of our country?

It's absolutely not just about 'a few bottles of wine'. Are you really so obtuse?

“How could you” ? Are you really so dramatic?

How does six people in your garden even relate to “people you see when you go into work”? How do you know that outside work they aren’t following the six in the garden rule, or any of the others.

Of course the Queen isn’t going to break the rules at a national televised event. Nor no I think the government would either.

We are through the worse of the pandemic, we have vaccines, masks and it’s time to refocus on the economic shit storm that’s coming.

I hope so when I think of my poor FIL's funeral with us socially distanced & a quick sandwich in the rain in the garden afterwards. It was nothing like it should have been but we all followed the rules which caused MIL a lot of extra stress. It was very close to the Duke's funeral & just too much to hear that there was yet another rule breach by the government.

@JustJam4Tea

You know what If he was a decent prime minister I’d forgive him a few parties. But he really isn’t, he’s lied and lied and lied and his Brexit management is driving the country into a crisis.

If he was a decent Prime Minister he wouldn't have held a few parties.

But I would love to know do you have a garden? Work from home?

@bakingbernie

Don't you think there are other things to worry about. I would rather our government focused 1) On getting the country back economically after the Pandemic. 2) Sorting out the looming energy crisis. 3) Try to do something about the very real threat of being involved in a war in Ukraine.

Are a few bottles of wine that important?

Carrie is that you?

Clearly a culture of arrogant entitlement at No10 and he’s responsible for that culture, even if he wasn’t at every party or knew about them. He sets the tone.

I am astounded at people saying, 'ah it was just some parties, we should focus on the tasks in hand'.

How many times do people need to reiterate that even in more recent times, when compliance has been lower, most people followed the rules, didn't have people in their house and did as requested by the govt, for the greater good?!

The fact that the culture existed where people thought the rules clearly did not apply to them is important. I work in the public sector and we absolutely have to abide by the rules. And stuff like this sets a terrible example!

Notmyfirstusername

Unfortunately, although it’s probably the end for Boris, Sunak will likely take over .

Sunak is in this mess up to his neck. Anyone the entire fucking cabinet who is saying that what's happened is ok should be excluded from any leadership roles. Sunaks judgement is seriously flawed you only have to look at his choice of godparent.

Politics in this country are currently a joke on all sides, I am fed up of voting for the least worst option on balance. I want someone who represents me and my values and not one party can do this at the moment.

@Yuleniquealast

It’s an absolute disgrace. He and his cabinet are beneath my contempt.

They have treated the public like idiots. Take the 10 worst prime ministers/cabinets the UK has had, roll them into one and they still wouldn’t be as cretinous as this lot.

I pray to goodness that this is finally where they get their comeuppance.

There have been 13 prime ministers in my lifetime and I can remember 12 of them. Johnson is the least competent, the most venal, most mendacious and the most utterly hypocritical of all of them. He makes Thatcher seem positively benign by comparison.

@Marchitectmummy

I don't think all of the political rule breakers have been exposed yet have they? K Starmer isn't guilt free.

There will be more parties held by labour too start to emerge in coming weeks.

Whichever political party it is despicable.

Maybe there will be reports of parties held by labour party members. Maybe Keir Starmer attended one of them, who knows. So far through, none have emerged. You are trying to deflect. This is about the Conservative party, and seemingly endless reports of get togethers, parties and the like at at times of lockdowns and restrictions for everyone else. Some of the stories told are heartbreaking.

Boris Johnson's staff accused of more rule-breaking parties inside No 10 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59989946

The poor queen the following day sat on her own at the funeral of her husband.

I get that people broke the rules throughout, but in society you will always get rule breakers and these are the minority.

What does that say to the majority of people following along to all the advice and guidance throughout the last two years??!!!

You LEAD by example. We do not have a leader for to lead this country.

(Spoken regrettably by a now ex Tory voter and Boris supporter.)

I’m not a fan of the Royal Family at all, but seeing the Queen alone at her husbands funeral was really upsetting - my Grandparents have been married for 60 years and I cannot imagine being unable to comfort one at the others funeral.

I imagine she is feeling the same fury that everyone else who had to do a funeral like that is feeling.

@bakingbernie

Don't you think there are other things to worry about. I would rather our government focused 1) On getting the country back economically after the Pandemic. 2) Sorting out the looming energy crisis. 3) Try to do something about the very real threat of being involved in a war in Ukraine.

Are a few bottles of wine that important?

Are you Boris?

The police were actually going into peoples homes and checking that they were not holding gatherings or seeing friends, usually reported by neighbours or people with a grudge. The police outside No 10 let them hold parties in the garden.

It's awful that all these parties have been happening while
We are locked down but I don't see how Prince Phillips funeral is relevant

Ok the country was in mourning but realistically he isn't the king so nothing had really changed for the masses.

That's just click bait.

@Malibuismysecrethome

The police were actually going into peoples homes and checking that they were not holding gatherings or seeing friends, usually reported by neighbours or people with a grudge. The police outside No 10 let them hold parties in the garden.

Fair point

@whenwillthemadnessend

It's awful that all these parties have been happening while We are locked down but I don't see how Prince Phillips funeral is relevant

Ok the country was in mourning but realistically he isn't the king so nothing had really changed for the masses.

That's just click bait.

You know that the rest of England couldn't have friends or family in their own homes or gardens?

We were limited to the rule of 6 people?

God the Tories on here are going into hyperdrive trying to defend this shower of shits.

"What about Kier?"
"Communist spies"
"It was a work event"
"Need to focus on the economy"
"The energy crisis"
"Russia invading Ukraine"
"You're all so dramatic"

And so on.

Boris and the lot of them are useless and have lost the trust of much of the British public. They are not the people I want leading us in solving any of the problems that we are facing in 2022 because they are incompetent. Just because the economy is in trouble and the Russians are on the Ukrainian border doesn't mean that chuckling chump Boris gets a free pass to do what the fuck he likes.

And the juxtaposition with the Queen is that she was showing everyone that despite her loss she'd abide by the rules just as countless other families were doing.

@bakingbernie

Don't you think there are other things to worry about. I would rather our government focused 1) On getting the country back economically after the Pandemic. 2) Sorting out the looming energy crisis. 3) Try to do something about the very real threat of being involved in a war in Ukraine.

Are a few bottles of wine that important?

I completely agree that this is a distraction from these other pressing issues, which should be the government's main focus.

However, it's about far more than just a few bottles of wine. It's about the PM's honesty and integrity. It's about the culture at the heart of our government. It's about equality under the law. It strikes to the very heart of our democracy and cannot be dismissed as trivial.