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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti, Rowena Mason and Peter Walker

Boris Johnson attended leaving do during strict January lockdown

No 10 Downing Street
No 10 Downing Street where party was held on 14 January 2021 to say goodbye to two private secretaries. Photograph: Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images

Boris Johnson attended a prosecco-fuelled leaving do for a No 10 aide during the strict post-Christmas lockdown, which is now under police investigation, the Guardian has learned.

Sue Gray’s investigation into lockdown parties this week revealed several events that had not previously been publicised, including a gathering on 14 January 2021 “on the departure of two No 10 private secretaries”. But the redacted report revealed no further details.

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