me and with the government i lead when they think downing street itself the rules are not being properly followed by the people who make the rules. i want to bring in nbc news correspondent matt bradley. context is important here, right. this was happening at a time in the uk when people couldn t attend funerals of family members they had lost. the prime minister was attending this byob party. scandal is not new to boris johnson necessarily. put this one into perspective for us. is this another one he can shake off? yeah, i mean, hallie, is not only scandal new to boris johnson, but this particular scandal is a repeat. this is like the third or fourth party during lockdown that he has been accused of attending depending on how you count these parties. why is this one so much more serious? not just because it is the latest breaking their own covid
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british prime minister boris johnson facing mounting calls to resign after admitting attending to a party at his residence during the uk s first covid lockdown johnson saying there were things he did not get right claiming he thought it was a work event. even some in his own party aren t buying it. is he now going to do the decent thing and resign? reporter: the famously unflappable boris johnson, the great political survivor, is finally flinching. he was hosting a boozy party in downing street. reporter: after facing fury for apparently holding a bring your own bottle party at his official residence in may, 2020, while strict covid restrictions
were in place. the prime minister says he saw it as a work event but finally made an apology, sort of. even if it could be said technically to fall within the guidance, there would be millions and millions of people who simply would not see it that way, and to them and to this house i offer my heart felt apologies. reporter: johnson stopped short admitting wrongdoing, citing a pending investigation, his apology stoking even more anger. after months of deceit and deception the pathetic spectacle of a man who has run out of road. his defense, his defense that he didn t realize he was at a party. [ laughter ] it is so ridiculous that it is actually offensive to the british public. reporter: the prime minister yet again providing fresh fodder for social media memes.
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