Piers Morgan hits out at Boris Johnson for Downing Street birthday party: ‘He’s broken trust with the entire country’

metro.co.uk:

Piers Morgan has blasted Boris Johnson after Downing Street admitted he had a birthday party inside No 10 during the first lockdown when the country was in lockdown.Downing Street said staff ‘gathered briefly’ in the Cabinet Room following a meeting after it was alleged 30 people attended and shared cake despite social mixing indoors being banned.ITV News reported the Prime Minister’s wife, Carrie Johnson, had organised the surprise get-together complete with a chorus of ‘happy birthday’ on the afternoon of June 19 2020.Responding to the latest party scandal on Twitter, Piers vented: ‘Imagine there’s a more dangerous covid variant after Omicron, and @BorisJohnson tries to impose new restrictions on the British people to save lives?‘That’s why his position is untenable – with all these illegal parties, he’s irrevocably broken trust with the entire country.’Imagine thereâs a more dangerous covid variant after Omicron, and @BorisJohnson tries to impose new restrictions on the British people to save lives?

Thatâs why his position is untenable – with all these illegal parties, heâs irrevocably broken trust with the entire country.

pic.twitter.com/w31iHgSytzInterior designer Lulu Lytle admitted attending the party but insisted she was only present ‘briefly’ while waiting to talk to Mr Johnson about the lavish refurbishments she was carrying out to the couple’s flat above No 11.A Downing Street spokeswoman said: ‘A group of staff working in No 10 that day gathered briefly in the Cabinet Room after a meeting to wish the Prime Minister a happy birthday.