'Apology with an excuse is not an apology' Susanna Reid blasts Boris for party admission

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Boris Johnson was grilled by opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer over his attendance at a party in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown.

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid shared her thoughts on the latest round of Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs).Accusations that Boris, along with approximately 40 other officials, broke lockdown rules have led to a full-scale investigation into the party held at Number 10 on May 20.These events were sparked by a leaked email from the Prime Minister’s Principal Private Secretary Martin Reynolds, in which he seemingly invited 100 staff members to the event, telling them to “make the most of the lovely weather”.Today, Boris admitted he was in attendance at the event, although he insisted that the investigation reach its conclusion before any final judgement calls were made.Susanna, 51, took to Twitter to share her frustration at Boris with her 848,800 followers.She began by simply tweeting, “Work event,” in reaction to Boris’ claim that he believed the occasion to be a “work event”, rather than a party.Moments later Susanna wrote: “An apology with an excuse is not an apology.”This will be in reference both to the claim that Boris believed it to be a work event, and also to his suggestion that his actions didn’t necessarily break any rules.“If the garden was an extension of the office, why did the party require an email invitation and a request to ‘bring your own booze’?” Susanna continued.“Ah, finally he’s resorted to his favourite get-out-of-jail card -  the vaccine rollout #PMQS,” Susanna quipped later on when Boris mentioned the success of Britain’s vaccine rollout.Reflecting on the broadcast from the Houses of Parliament, Susanna spoke about the many people who.