Boris Johnson takes responsibility but will not quit over lockdown parties

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LONDON - Boris Johnson said he was humbled and took responsibility but refused to quit after a damning official report on Wednesday (May 25) detailed a series of illegal lockdown parties at the British leader's Downing Street office. Opposition politicians and some in his own party have repeatedly called for him to resign over the alcohol-fuelled gatherings in violation of...

A handout photo. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his statement on the Sue Gray Report, at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, on May 25, 2022.LONDON - Boris Johnson said he was humbled and took responsibility but refused to quit after a damning official report on Wednesday detailed a series of illegal lockdown parties at the British leader's Downing Street office.

He attended some, including a party to celebrate his 56th birthday on June 19, 2020, for which he was fined but which Gray said he was unaware of in advance. Johnson's wife Carrie and finance minister Rishi Sunak were also fined for that event. Gray's interim findings were published in January, but details were withheld until the end of a police inquiry that concluded last week with 126 fines handed out.

At another, the night before the April 2021 funeral for Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip, individuals partied into the early hours and damaged a child's swing. "You cannot be a lawmaker and a law-breaker," Starmer - himself under police investigation for a possible breach of Covid rules, told parliament. He has said he'll resign if fined.

 

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