Tory Grant Shapps has bizarrely claimed Boris Johnson was “clearly not partying” when he raised fizz surrounded by booze at a No10 party.
The Cabinet ally said the Prime Minister "lost his mum during the period", despite the fact Charlotte Johnson Wahl died “suddenly” 10 months after the party happened.
The Transport Secretary came up with the eye-popping excuses today after ITV News revealed photos of the PM giving a speech at aide Lee Cain’s leaving do, next to a table groaning with alcohol.