He believed it was a work event when he went at 6 p.m. on May 20, 2020 to meet groups of employees before returning to his office, he said.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered his “apologies” to the British Parliament on Wednesday for having attended what he thought was a “work event” in Downing Street Gardens on May 20, 2020, in full lockdown.
“I want to apologize. I know that millions of citizens of this country have made extraordinary sacrifices during the last 18 months. I know the anguish they have gone through, without being able to mourn their family members, without being able to live their lives as they wanted or do things. that they like, “said the conservative leader, who reiterated that” I should have done things differently. “
Amid mounting criticism and calls for him to consider keeping his post, Johnson was first held accountable in the control session in the Commons for a party called at a time when the entire country was abiding by harsh rules imposed by his Executive, which restricted social contact.
The prime minister assured that he is aware of the “anger” that the British now feel towards him and the Government he leads, “when they believe that Downing Street rules are not being followed properly by those who dictate them.”
“I cannot anticipate the conclusions that the current investigation (carried out by senior official Sue Gray on alleged social festivities in Downing Street during 2020) I have learned enough to know that there were things that we simply did not do well and I must take responsibility, “he said.
His apology was met with derision by Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labor Party – the main opposition group – who called it a “pathetic spectacle” and considered “offensive” for the British to offer as an apology the argument that “I did not know I was going to a party”Instead, he thought it was “a work event.”
“Are you going to do the right thing now and resign?” wondered the leader of the Labor Party.
Starmer accused his political rival of having “deceived” Parliament, something that, he recalled, also constitutes a violation of the rules and questioned whether it will be the conservative party or the citizens who “are going to kick” him out of office due to the insistent apologies of Johnson during the session. (I)
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