good afternoon. in the last hour, the prime minister has offered his heartfelt apologies over attending a drinks gathering in the garden at number 10 in may 2020. borisjohnson told mps during prime minister s questions that the garden in downing st was seen as an extension of the office and he thought the gathering was a work event. at the time, across the uk, meeting more than one person outside your household was not allowed and workers were told to reduce the number of people they spent time with in a work setting. mrjohnson said that, even if the party was technically within the guidelines, he understood that millions of people wouldn t see it that way. the labour leader sir keir starmer accused mrjohnson of having run out of road after months of deceit and deception, and said he should consider his resignation. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports on a dramatic pmqs. did you lie about the parties, prime
an apology from borisjohnson who breaks his silence to admit attending a work event in the number ten garden in may 2020 when the uk was in lockdown. did you lie about the parties, prime minister? accused of deceit and betrayal by opposition leaders in the commons, the prime minister was under intense pressure to explain himself. i regret the way the event i have described was handled. i bitterly regret it and wish that we could have done things differently and i will continue to apologise for what we did. after months of deceit and deception, a pathetic spectacle of a man who deception, a pathetic spectacle of a man who has run out of road.
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many thanks, ben brown. the metropolitan police says there could be more fixed penalty notices issued, on top of the 20 announced today, after covid laws were broken during lockdown, at downing street and in whitehall. the met says it won t reveal who s to be fined, though borisjohnson who was at some of the events being investigated has previously said he d tell the public if he has to pay. the news of the 20 fines has prompted opposition parties to once again call for the prime minister s resignation. he d previously stated in parliament that all guidance relating to social gatherings was followed completely . 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, has the latest. a moment to stand on ceremony. the prime minister on the list for a grand gathering that would have been forbidden under the covid laws he set. laws that meant the queen mourned her husband alone. today, arriving for this major memorial quietly, through a side door.