Party people
A fl ash mob gathers outside Downing Street in London
wearing Boris Johnson masks on Jan. 14 to protest the British
leader’s fl outing of COVID-19 lockdown guidance. Details
have emerged of social gatherings hosted under the Prime
Minister’s watch at a time when household mixing was banned
for the general public. Johnson characterized the parties—
including one in May 2020 where attendees were invited to
“bring your own booze”—as essential work events, angering
Conservative loyalists and threatening his premiership.
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