UK PM Johnson fighting to defend his leadership amid fresh reports that he and his staff held parties during the Covid-19 lockdown.
sparked a growing storm of criticism from lawmakers, the media and bereaved families across the country.“bring your own booze” party
Members of Johnson's own Conservative Party have also been openly critical, with some of Britain’s highly partisan newspapers turning on him too. “Please join us from 6pm and bring your own booze!” the aide reportedly added. NBC News has not independently obtained or confirmed the authenticity of the email.
Johnson has ordered a senior civil servant, Sue Gray, to investigate allegations surrounding not only this party butA Downing Street spokesperson said Tuesday that “the ongoing investigation will be looking at these questions and it wouldn’t be appropriate to comment further while that work is ongoing.”
Barham-Brown, who is also deputy leader of the Women's Equality Party, said she would call multiple families daily to tell them either that their relative had Covid, or had died — possibly as a result of contracting the disease.