Boris Johnson pictured drinking at No 10 lockdown eventon May 23, 2022 at 3:43 pm

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The photos published by ITV News show Boris Johnson holding up a glass at a leaving do in November 2020.

Boris Johnson

Image source, Reuters

Boris Johnson has been pictured drinking at an event at Downing Street during lockdown.

ITV News has published four photos, saying they were taken on 13 November 2020 at a leaving do for the PM’s director of communications, Lee Cain.

The police issued fines relating to No 10 gatherings on that date, but it is not known if they were for this event.

A No 10 spokeswoman said the Cabinet Office and the police had had access to information, including photographs.

She said: “The Met have concluded their investigation and Sue Gray will publish her report in the coming days, at which point the prime minister will address Parliament in full.”

Labour’s Angela Rayner said the PM had lied about the gathering, saying: “Boris Johnson made the rules, and then broke them.”

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