"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. "

@Alondra

What is terrible is that people think that Boris should resign because the Queen was in mourning, instead that because the whole country was in lockdown seriously affecting normal people:

Families unable to attend funerals and say good bye to parents, children, siblings..

Women giving birth on their own without support

Cancer and chronic health patients unable to get treatment in time

Ambulances unable to be dispatched for hours for critical health issues

People unable to access GP services

...and on and on...

And while these was happening, the fucking arsehole was having a 100 people party.

Just fucking forget the Queen .

Mind your manners.

FGS. People are not saying he should resign because the Queen was mourning.

The picture of the Queen represents what a LOT of people went through (separated from their families & mourning alone) AND how to lead a country, by complying with the laws that are there for everyone. She could have chosen to do it differently and the vast majority would have understood, but she didn't. She did the right thing! Unlike those that attended the parties and that's the point!

Keep Johnson - better the devil you know, far worse candidates on the front benches and an easier target for Labour etc.

That indicates that you think Johnson and/or his donors and the media owners intend for him to stay for the next two years and in to the next election.

My view has that he's served his purpose already and his donors/media owners are planning for a clean pair of hands (🙄) for the next run.

So regardless of party gate there would be a change of leader.

And we have minimal influence either way.

BBC reporting that Downing St have apologised to the Queen. Liz Truss saying everyone should now just ‘move on’

The arrogance of thinking that they should dictate when the rest of us should "move on" is breathtaking. We have a corrupt and morally bankrupt government. I am not ready to "move on" from talking about that just yet.

@Crikeyalmighty

This gvt are like a bad batch of The Apprentice. All have huge egos , go around back slapping each other , but little actual individual talent other than big gobs .

The fact is leadership means you make rules and your team all must play by those rules. In this case we have a bunch of entitled sycophantic twerps and virtually anyone with a backbone and a sense of morality got out the party.

Here’s a recap . We have Matt hancocks department illegally (claim upheld in court of law this week) creating VIP lanes for donors and mates to supply goods and services with regard to covid— people whose backgrounds were totally unrelated to the goods and services needed

We have Jenrick ushering through planning and special concessions to property organisations and getting back handers

We had Owen Patterson offering influence and asking questions for large cash payments - his wife subsequently killed herself once this came to light

We have parties galore at number 10 when everyone else was taking a quick walk around the block and waving at parents and adult kids through the windows if we followed the gvts own rules

Ordinary People fined and MPs like Rosie Duffield banned from parliament for a period as shock horror- she met up with a boyfriend.

Then of course we have Brexit— where fisherman and farmers were totally deceived into thinking it would be of benefit. The only people it would ever benefit in a financial way were rich toffs protecting offshore funds and maybe ‘some’ tradesmen who would have less competition— giving them license to rip off the rest of us. Still plenty of xenophobes of all classes were voting for them , because they were fed up of all the Asians in their community (which is utterly irrelevant to Brexit) — so even though you know it will trash the economy and cause price hikes— just watch those votes pile up rather than be honest with people.

You forgot the fact that when Patterson was about to be punished for his wrongdoings Johnson attempted to change the rules in a transparent ad hoc way to save him, put a three line whip on it, and sacked government appointees who took a principled stand and refused to support this corrupt action (before shamefacedly reappointing them once they'd been forced to U-turn).

Exactly, JugglingJanuary.

I'd lay a bet with William hill that the BBC, sky and others had parties during every lockdown

@justasking111

I'd lay a bet with William hill that the BBC, sky and others had parties during every lockdown

So what if they did? They were not the ones making the rules.

We know that several Sky staff were taken off air for months for breaking lockdown rules, so their actions were not without consequences. I do not know if they were fined.

I followed the lockdown rules personally. I know that many people didn't. The whataboutery doesn't interest me. This is about the integrity and honesty of those who are running the country. They should be held to a higher standard than everyone because they are the ones who are making the rules.

@justasking111

I'd lay a bet with William hill that the BBC, sky and others had parties during every lockdown

Well they did, didn't they? Wasn't that why Beth Rigby got into trouble?

@justasking111

I'd lay a bet with William hill that the BBC, sky and others had parties during every lockdown

And if they did then whoever was responsible should also resign.

It doesn't change the fact that the BBC and Sky aren't running the fucking country, aren't making laws, and aren't representing us on an international stage.

I agree. I followed the lockdown rules too. One of my DCs who lives in London has just said to me "if feel a fool for religiously following all the restriction rules. Wish I hadn't."

I have written a cracker of an email to my safe seat worst Tory MP in history. If anyone wants a copy to do the same let me know!

I am disgusted with Johnson, his Ministers, the civil servants the whole fucking lot of them.

I'm also confused by how they keep claiming tge were 'work events' we weren't allowed 'work events' in lockdown were we??!!

'It doesn't change the fact that the BBC and Sky aren't running the fucking country, aren't making laws, and aren't representing us on an international stage.'

Oh they think they are running the fucking country with their totally biased reporting.

Look, rather than bleating 'I followed the rulez!' (when many people didn't..we know from the thousands of proud flouting threads we saw here for starters) why not wait to y'know, see the facts not just the media's version of it.

@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 agree. It wasn't right what went on but there are much bigger things Westminster should be concentrating on. Some party in No.10 last year doesn't really affect my life. Nor does it affect the day-to-day lives of a struggling single parent, an impoverished pensioner, a teacher, a nurse, or a waiter. Rocketing energy prices on the other hand are affecting us all.

No, it won't be the end of our PM.
There are photos of Sir Keir Starmer at a party last year too during lockdown.
If it transpires that he also was breaking the rules , then where does anyone go from there ?
He may also argue the ' it was work ' but then it'll just become more arguing about that.
These photos of him indoors drinking could be to the conservatives advantage
I'm sure that Sue Gray at the inquiry will just say 'it was a work event ' and by then they might hope it'll all blow over , especially if it transpires that Starmer was also in breach of the lockdown rules too.
The Queen could have had someone sit with her in her ' bubble' in church but she was probably advised that it would seem wrong to this as it was going to be televised.
I doubt much will happen, next time it comes up it'll be a ' you broke the rules, no, you did ' back and forth until everyone is sick of it all
The news about Prince Andrew will also be a distraction too.
All depends on what they clarify as ' work ' or if it was for ' pleasure ' i suppose.
I also know many who broke the rules and won't get the vaccines. Anti everything. They are actually loving all this!

@AlexaShutUp

The arrogance of thinking that they should dictate when the rest of us should "move on" is breathtaking. We have a corrupt and morally bankrupt government. I am not ready to "move on" from talking about that just yet.

Indeed. The arrogance of Liz Truss is breathtaking. Nobody’s “moving on”, the stench of this will hang around for a very long time.

@Lockheart. I have connecttions with France and USA their civil servants partied the difference is that we wash our ditty linen publicly eventually

@the80sweregreat, there are so far 13 parties under investigation and you compare that with Keir Starmer being seen drinking a can of beer - which as far as I know was never illegal? Not only that but Starmer wasn’t the one making the rules and castigating us daily at press conferences. You Tory voters really are scraping the barrel.

There are photos of Sir Keir Starmer at a party last year too during lockdown.

Are there really? He was insistent that Boris should hand in his notice at PMQ's. If this is true, surely he must do so too?

He didn't make the rules, granted, but he can't be that ferociously against rule breakers and do it himself.

Are there really?

No.

@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?

It's not about a few bottles of wine is it? It's about the law and the laws they set. And it's about trust, competence and leadership.

@the80sweregreat - if that is genuinely your take on it all then, I'm afraid to say, you're a fool.

'Our' PM is laughing at you. For swallowing the endless lies, for doing what he told you when he didn't and for defending him now in the face of the clear evidence. Educate yourself and stop reading the Express or the Mail.

The fact that other people broke the rules doesn’t make it OK that the people who set those rules strolled out straight into a party after telling everyone else to stay home. And then lied and lied and lied about, brazenly lied. Again and again.

I've just looked at the pictures. He's just holding a beer. He's not near anyone. The room isn't full of people.

While it does look like his idea of fun, there's absolutely no evidence of any party there. He's just a man having a beer.

@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.

It's the juxtaposition of the Queen sat on her own in the funeral versus the unlawful activity of her government. Not difficult to understand.