LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former top aide, Mr Dominic Cummings, accused him of lying to Parliament, saying he would"swear under oath" that the premier both was aware of and allowed a drinks party at Downing Street at the height of lockdown during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
His Jan 7 post about a Downing Street party on May 20, 2020 attended by Mr Johnson forced the prime minister to apologise in the House of Commons and left him fighting to save his career.In his statement last week, Mr Johnson said he thought he was attending a work gathering and that he only stayed for 25 minutes.
After several newspapers reported over the weekend Mr Johnson had been urged not to let party go ahead, his spokesman Max Blain reiterated it was"not accurate" to suggest he knew about the May 20 event.Yet hours later, Mr Cummings wrote on his blog that Johnson not only knew about the party but agreed with Mr Reynolds it should go ahead after"at least two" people raised concerns.
"The events of May 20 alone, never mind the string of other events, mean the PM lied to Parliament about parties," Mr Cummings said.
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