POLÉMIC – In a photo published by The Guardian this Sunday, the British Prime Minister appears drinking a glass of wine with about 15 people in the garden of his Downing Street residence. A cliché that dates from May 2020, that is to say during confinement across the Channel, according to the British daily.
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Boris Johnson again pinned down by the press. Widely criticized for his management of the health crisis, the British Prime Minister appears in a photo that is much talked about across the Channel, published Sunday by The Guardian. The photo, taken in May 2020, shows Boris Johnson enjoying a glass of wine with about 15 people in the garden at 10 Downing Street. At that time, however, the UK was confined and gatherings were limited to just two people.
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In the media turmoil, the entourage of the head of government quickly tried to put out the fire. “Business meetings are often held in Downing Street Garden during the summer months. This time there were team meetings after a press conference at 10 [Downing Street]“, said one of his spokespersons. This event having occurred outside normal working hours, elected officials had the right to consume wine, he added. As for social distancing, clearly not respected, the spokesperson remains cautious. “I cannot comment on the level of social distancing based on a single image from May 2020. Obviously, everyone required to work has sought to obey social distancing guidelines.”, he said.
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Angela Rayner called the photo “slap in the face” of the British. “The Prime Minister constantly shows us that he has no respect for the rules he puts in place for others. He would have been drinking and partying until late in the evening [au 10 Downing Street] while the rest of us were only allowed a daily walk until recently “, she castigates.
A position that is difficult to maintain politically
This new controversy concludes a particularly difficult week for Boris Johnson. David Frost, his loyal Secretary of State for Brexit, tendered his resignation on Saturday, December 18, in a context where the difficult negotiations with the European Union (EU) on the implementation of the Northern Irish protocol have failed. not successful. In open conflict with a fringe of his party, the Prime Minister also lost a Conservative stronghold in a by-election in England. This controversy is also added to a series of articles questioning the respect of health restrictions by the elected. On November 30, the Daily Mirror for example revealed that, in December 2020, end-of-year celebrations were organized with impunity in Downing Street, at the same time when the Prime Minister invited his fellow citizens to give up.
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Currently, the United Kingdom is affected by a new epidemic wave, driven in particular by the Omicron variant. More than 80,000 cases of contamination are detected every day in the country (91,743 this Monday). On the other hand, the impact on the hospital system remains, for the time being, relatively moderate. Since the start of the pandemic, 147,261 have succumbed to the virus across the Channel.
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