UA simple photograph makes 10 Downing Street, residence of the British Prime Ministers, tremble. While Boris Johnson struggles to restore his image tarnished by the scandal of the parties organized during confinement, the newspaper The Mirror revealed on Friday February 4 that the police would have a snapshot taken during these famous feasts, showing Boris Johnson with a beer in his hand. This photograph would be part of the 300 images transmitted to the authorities by Sue Gray, a senior civil servant who wrote a damning pre-report on the “Partygate” affair.
Boris Johnson is immortalized with an Estrella Damm beer in hand alongside Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak at a birthday party on June 20, 2020. The country was then in full lockdown and subject to very strict social distancing rules strict. To make matters worse: the snapshot was taken by the official photographer of the Prime Minister, paid by the taxpayer, assures The Mirror.
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“The British have every right to see the photos they pay for out of pocket,” immediately attacked Labor MP Angela Rayner in the columns of the British daily. And to continue: “Following the investigation [de la police du Grand Londres], the Sue Gray report is to be released in its entirety with all of the accompanying evidence – photos, videos and testimonials. »
Last month, Downing Street acknowledged that staff had “briefly reunited” at a surprise birthday party hosted by Carrie Johnson, the Prime Minister’s wife. Boris Johnson’s entourage, however, assured that the Prime Minister had only stayed there for about ten minutes. The photograph held by the police could weaken this version. However, the stakes are high: “The legal question (…) is whether Boris Johnson participated in this party. The fact that he was photographed holding a beer strongly suggests that he did so and therefore committed a criminal violation of the regulations, ”analyzed Adam Wagner, a lawyer specializing in public law. Downing Street declined to comment on the new revelation, citing the ongoing police investigation. It comes after the resignations of four influential collaborators of Boris Johnson in the space of 24 hours.
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