the prime minister s former top advisor has accused borisjohnson of lying about the bring your own booze event in the downing street garden during the first lockdown. dominic cummings said he was prepared to swear under oath that mrjohnson knew it was a drinks party and not a work event a claim denied by number ten. here s our political correspondent, jonathan blake. once the prime minister s closest adviser, now one of his fiercest critics. dominic cummings newly detailed version of events contradicts what the prime minister told mps. drinks in the downing street garden when england was under strict lockdown measures on the 20th of may 2020 an invite sent by the prime minister s private secretary, martin reynolds, to around 100 staff, told to bring their own booze. last week, the prime minister
britain s labour party says the government is in chaos after the prime minister s former adviser, dominic cummings, accused borisjohnson of lying to parliament about a gathering at the height of the uk s first lockdown. mr cummings said he was prepared to swear under oath that mrjohnson knew a drinks party was being held a claim denied by number ten. in the past hour, i spoke to jonathan ashworth, shadow work and pensions secretary. i asked him if he believed mr cummings allegations. well, he has made explosive allegations and i think he is saying there is proof of photos and indeed proof of e mails. the thing for me as borisjohnson continuing in office is clearly not in the national interest and tory mps, rather than trying to weigh up what is in their best electoral interests in their constituency, whether they
difficult as she comes up with a very difficult report. as she comes up with a very difficult report. also saying none of these issues difficult report. also saying none of these issues are difficult report. also saying none of these issues are ones - difficult report. also saying none of these issues are ones that - difficult report. also saying none l of these issues are ones that they haven t been talking about before. sort of pitting back any suggestion that this is a distraction tactic. certainly those policies and wear hearing more about those this afternoon are being discussed in the comments of the also the afternoon just to go back to the parties, there is also fresh claims this afternoon in terms of what boris johnson knew about that party on the 20th of may 2020. remember when he apologised in parliament he said that he had implicitly believed it was a work event, this was a drinks party in the gardens of downing street. 0ver party in the gardens of downing street. ov
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is what we re dealing with, - it s a logistical nightmare and it s unsafe and it sjust not. what we all signed up for. we are running an escalation of numbers every day. while not under the same pressure, most hospitals like this one in warrington are very busy with normal winter demands, as well as covid adding to the strain. nhs england said staff dealt with a record number of life threatening ambulance call outs last month and services like cancer care were still prioritized. with changing seasons, the pressure may ease but the nhs faces a difficult future. workforce shortages and rising waiting lists, issues which will feature prominently in the political landscape. hugh pym, bbc news birmingham. cabinet ministers have pledged their support for the prime minister, after he admitted attending a drinks party in the downing street garden during the first coronavirus lockdown. borisjohnson apologised yesterday, saying he thought the gathering