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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker

‘The bar is open’: details emerge of new Downing Street lockdown event

A photograph obtained by the Mirror appears to show an official setting out bottles of wine and Champagne-type drinks.
A photograph obtained by the Mirror appears to show an official setting out bottles of wine and Champagne-type drinks. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Details have emerged of what appears to be another alcohol-fuelled social event inside Downing Street during lockdown, one that was seemingly not investigated by police or the official civil service investigation.

According to the Mirror, between 30 and 40 staff drank alcohol and ate takeaway snacks to mark the final press briefing conducted by Boris Johnson’s then-spokesperson James Slack, on 17 November 2020.

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