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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gavin Cordon

No 10 staff wouldn’t swap pens but happy to pass drinks, says Johnson

PA Wire

No 10 staff would not even touch each other’s pens in the office during lockdown, only to then happily pass bottles between themselves when they gathered for drinks, Boris Johnson has admitted.

The former prime minister told the Privileges Committee that staff had done their best to avoid physical contact when they were working in line with the guidance at the time.

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