Boris Johnson says he's 'sorry' over Greater Manchester's 391 days tough restrictions during Covid - while Downing Street partied on

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Boris Johnson has told Greater Manchester residents, who were banned from mixing with other households indoors for a heartbreaking 391 days, he is 'sorry for any misjudgements' in the wake of 'partygate'.

For 289 days - except Christmas Day 2020 - Greater Manchester residents were banned from mixing with another household from July 30, 2020, until the penultimate easing of coronavirus restrictions on May 17 last year.

The region had already spent 102 days without being able to mix with another household indoors during the original lockdown from March 23, 2020. READ MORE: 'Drugs, all-night parties and violence': The Salford park treated like a 'nightclub' which became the scene of an 'avoidable' tragedy Loved ones missed birthdays and celebrations, while many families lost the chance to share dying relatives' final days and grieve together.

Yet over the past two months, it has been revealed a string of 'parties' and 'gatherings' took place at Mr Johnson's home and workplace while Greater Manchester residents followed what were often the strictest measures in the country.