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ABBA have responded to reports that their music was played during one of the alleged lockdown-flouting parties that was held at 10 Downing Street in 2020.One of the 12 alleged gatherings which were the subject of senior civil servant Sue Gray’s recent report – and are now under police investigation – reportedly took place on November 13, 2020 following the departure of Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s controversial aide Dominic Cummings.Sky News reports that a “victory party” was allegedly held in Johnson’s flat on that date by friends of his now-wife Carrie Johnson, during which a number of ABBA tracks, including the 1980 single ‘The Winner Takes It All’, were played. Cummings also claimed last week that there would be “witnesses who say ‘we could all hear a party with ABBA playing’”.Both Boris and Carrie Johnson have denied the claims, while Downing Street said in a statement last week that the PM would “ask Sue Gray to update her work in light of what is found” by the Metropolitan Police when they have concluded their inquiries.In a new interview with PA (via i News), ABBA’s Benny Andersson has now given his reaction to the reports that his band’s music was apparently played at the alleged party.“You can’t call it an ABBA party,” he said.

Nobody was more shocked at Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street parties playing Abba’s music than Abba themselves. It was recently claimed that Mr Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson hosted a Winner Takes It All party at their Downing Street flat after Dominic Cummings resigned on November 13, 2020. Sources claimed Abba’s iconic hits were heard blasting from the gathering by aides. Benny Andersson has now addressed the reports and told PA: ‘You can’t call it an Abba party. It is a Johnson party where they happened to play some Abba music.

It was among the Victorian heritage of Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry, two and a half years ago, that Boris Johnson first made the pitch.

The Mirror.Despite that, prosecutor Nathan Paine-Davey saidthat her offence was enough to charge her for being involved in holding the gathering.At the time the country was just days into a lockdown which prevented any sort of mass gatherings indoor and out.The prosecutor said: “This relates to November 7 and 8. The defendant has been charged with an offence against the public protection coronavirus restrictions regulations which were in force on November 5, 2020.”Eric Kawoya, defending, said Innerarity had been asked by two friends named if they could borrow her sound equipment.He told the court his client did not know the equipment would be used for a party.Mr Kawoya added: “She packed them in the car and drove to the venue.

Removing Boris Johnson from Downing Street is, like “fixing the drains”, “an unpleasant but necessary job” Dominic Cummings has said.

From 'BYOB' to cheese and wine in the No 10 garden, the list of alleged government lockdown-busting parties continues to grow.

New Bury South Labour MP Christian Wakeford, who dramatically defected from the Conservatives today, says his old party are 'trying to defend the indefensible - and they are doing so gladly'.

Christian Wakeford has become the latest Tory to submit a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister after a series of Downing Street parties during lockdown.

Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings will give evidence to the Sue Gray inquiry into the Downing Street lockdown parties.

Boris Johnson has denied lying to Parliament over allegations of lockdown rule-breaking parties in Downing Street.

Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said his ambition to lead the Tories has not "completely vanished" as Boris Johnson faces the threat of a challenge.

Douglas Ross has been branded "lightweight" after the Scottish Tory leader called for Boris Johnson to resign over his attendance at a lockdown party in May 2020.

Boris Johnson is facing fresh allegations that he and dozens of Downing Street staff broke lockdown rules last May with a boozy party in the Number 10 garden during the height of the nationwide lockdown.

Boris Johnson cannot be trusted on the international stage to do Brexit trade deals, Ireland’s deputy Prime Minister has warned.

Blackford recounted Cummings’ claims the PM sent him a WhatsApp message on 15 October, arguing that most people who were dying were in their 80s. The SNP leader said: “How can anyone have faith and trust in a Prime Minister who actually typed the words ‘get covid and live longer’ ?”He added: “The reality is that the Prime Minister wrote these words himself.

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