of course that is correct, but we need to let this investigation run. this morning, downing street apologised to buckingham palace. the prime minister s spokesman said it was deeply regrettable that this had taken place at a time of national mourning ahead of prince philip s funeral. one of the events was a leaving do for this man, james slack, borisjohnson s former communications chief. he said in a statement this morning. allegations of parties or gatherings which broke the rules now span almost a year, from may 2020, to april 2021, and that s led to suggestions that these were not isolated incidents but part of a cultural problem in borisjohnson s downing street.
this morning downing street apologised to buckingham palace. the prime minister s spokesman said it was deeply regrettable that this had taken place at a time of national mourning ahead of prince philip s funeral. one of the events was a leaving do for this man, james slack, borisjohnson s former slack, boris johnson s former communications slack, borisjohnson s former communications chief. he said in a statement this morning, i wish to apologise unreservedly for the anger and hurt caused full stop this event should not have happened at the time that it did. i am deeply sorry to take full responsibility. allegations of parties or gatherings which broke the rules now span almost a year, from may 2020, to april 2021 and that s led to suggestions that these were not isolated incidents but part of a cultural problem in borisjohnson s downing street. the prime minister hasn t been seen in public since wednesday and although he didn t attend the events which emerged
years now across multiple lockdowns. but let s start with the latest chapter of this party gate scandal. i want to start with an image, laura, that means a great deal to this country. the picture of the queen, sitting alone in the chapel by herself, no one beside her to comfort her on what was one of the most difficult days of her life. the day that she said good-bye to her husband of more than 70 years. sitting there by herself because of the pandemic, because of coronavirus restrictions. the night before the allegation is, there was a party at downing street. a boozy party at downing street for a former communications chief. alcohol was available. there was dancing according to local media. dancing, singing, someone was sent out to get even more booze. this is, again, according to local media reports here. you can imagine, again, that image of the queen sitting alone. the reason why it resonates so much in this country, it s something important to remember, is that restrictions here
you can t be a rule breaker, of course that is correct, but we need to let this investigation run. this morning, downing street apologised to buckingham palace. the prime minister s spokesman said it was deeply regrettable that this had taken place at a time of national mourning ahead of prince philip s funeral. one of the events was a leaving do for this man, james slack, borisjohnson s former communications chief. he said in a statement this morning. allegations of parties or gatherings which broke the rules now span almost a year, from may 2020, to april 2021, and that s led to suggestions that these were not isolated incidents but part of a cultural problem in borisjohnson s downing street.
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