UK police investigating Downing Street lockdown parties

suitcases of supermarket wine, a broken children's swing, a wine fridge and jokes by staff about how to present such parties to reporters, have hammered Mr Johnson's approval ratings.

ITV reported that he attended a surprise party on his birthday, June 19. Up to 30 people attended the event in the Cabinet Room of No. 10, his office and residence, ITV said. Transport Minister Grant Shapps said he understood voter concerns about such reports but that Mr Johnson clearly did not organise to be given a birthday cake.

"I understand the sense of concern about the sort of reports we see on the front of the newspapers," Mr Shapps told Sky."Just to be clear, the Prime Minister clearly didn't organise to be given a cake; some people came forward and thought it would be appropriate on his birthday to present a cake." Mr Johnson has given a variety of explanations about the previous allegations of parties: first he said no rules had been broken but thenAn official investigation by Cabinet Office official Sue Gray into the lockdown parties is due to be published later this week. Mr Shapps said Ms Gray was aware of the birthday party details.

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