Boris Johnson said a leaked photo showing Downing Street staff eating cheese and drinking wine in the No 10 garden during lockdown showed “people at work, talking about work”.
The photo, obtained by the Guardian, showed Mr Johnson, his then-fiancee Carrie, and 17 other staff members in the garden on May 15, 2020, with bottles of wine and a cheeseboard on a table in front of the Prime Minister.
Responding to a broadcast question, Boris Johnson acknowledged the photo and said “Those were people at work talking about work.” He added: “Those were meetings of people at work talking about work. Read more: Surprising Omicron symptoms you need to look out for "This is where I live, it is where I work.
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