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Daily Mirror
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Dominic Picksley

Tory MP Desmond Swayne says boozy gathering 'was a leaving do' and 'not a crime'

A Tory MP has said the boozy party Boris Johnson was pictured at was work and therefore 'not a crime'.

Desmond Swayne has leapt to the defence of the Prime Minister after fresh pictures emerged of him seemingly toasting a senior aide at a Downing Street leaving drinks event during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The photos, obtained by ITV, are said to have been taken on November 13, 2020, at a do for the outgoing PM’s director of communications Lee Cain.

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