including interior designer, lulu lytle who was not a member of number 10 staff but was there in downing street helping renovating boris johnson s flat. the organisers are understood to have laid on a cake and some m&s nibbles, with the gathering lasting some 20 30 minutes. the prime minister we are told only attended for around ten minutes. and they have denied reports he attended a later party with friends and family in the downing street flat. the leader of the opposition labour party has said the prime minister has to go. party has said the prime minister has to no. . . , party has said the prime minister hastouo. , ., . has to go. this is yet more evidence of a prime has to go. this is yet more evidence of a prime minister has to go. this is yet more evidence of a prime minister who has to go. this is yet more evidence of a prime minister who believes - of a prime minister who believes that the of a prime minister who believes that the rules that he made don t apply t
johnson said this to the nation: i urge everyone to continue to show restraint and respect the rules which are designed to keep us all safe. he went on: it s only because of the restraint that everyone, you all have shown so far, that we are able to move gradually out of this lockdown . let s speak to our political correspondent chris mason. this has been a shocker of a day. it started with the allegations that have been made by the conservative muslim mp nusrat ghani, who said that she was sacked for being muslim. the treasury minister lord agnew resigned at the dispatch box this afternoon because of how the government handled fraud in its coronavirus business loan scheme. and it ends tonight with this report of another party. what is downing street making of the cabinet room party, and then these reports of a later party in the prime minister s flat? , , later party in the prime minister s flat? , , ., , ., ,
parties, when is it all going to end? parties, when is it all going to end? and parties, when is it all going to end? and why in fact is boris johnson end? and why in fact is boris johnson still in power? so end? and why in fact is boris johnson still in power? so they see the reputation johnson still in power? so they see the reputation that johnson still in power? so they see the reputation that precedes - johnson still in power? so they see the reputation that precedes it. - johnson still in power? so they see | the reputation that precedes it. and i know that politics is a contact sport, but there are lots of people out there saying, i can think of one or two boxing referees that might have called it by now. it has been one of those days. which bit do you think is most damaging to the prime minister? i think is most damaging to the prime minister? ~ . think is most damaging to the prime minister? ~ , . ., minister? i think it is cumulative over time- minister? i think i
invasion threat to ukraine we will discuss this further with our guests. hello and a very warm welcome. could this be one party too many? tonight borisjohnson is facing further questions this evening about a surprise birthday party that s alleged to have been held at number 10 during the first lockdown in 2020, despite government rules in place that banned any social gatherings indoors. itv news says the prime minister s wife, carriejohnson, helped organise the surprise get together onjune 19th just after the prime minister returned from this school visit in hertfordshire. # happy birthday to you # happy birthday to you # happy birthday dear prime minister. up to 30 people are said to have attended the party in the cabinet room,
members outside that evening. we are still waiting for sue gray s report, and a number of people have said, the long we have to wait for it, the greater the chance that more of these allegations and revelations will come out, and so it has proven. why do we still need this report a 51% of the british public, we saw this in a poll today, have already decided that the prime minister was at a party and that he lied? that decided that the prime minister was at a party and that he lied?- at a party and that he lied? that is at a party and that he lied? that is a ruestion at a party and that he lied? that is a question being at a party and that he lied? that is a question being asked at a party and that he lied? that is a question being asked by - at a party and that he lied? that is a question being asked by plenty, | a question being asked by plenty, and what we have got here, christian, is those who are broadly loyal to borisjohnson in the conservative fold are wandering around with t