Ain't no party like a lockdown party.
Timeline of all alleged rule-breaking parties we know of (so far) 🧵
1) 15 May, 2020.
Boris Johnson ‘joined party in No 10’, attending a 'wine and pizza' gathering during first lockdown.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
2) 20 May, 2020.
Johnson now admits attending Downing Street party with 40 people in attendance at the height of lockdown.
itv.com/news/2022-01-1…
3) 13 November, 2020.
An evening event at the Downing St flat, invitations for which went out "across government", according to Dominic Cummings.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
4) 25 November, 2020.
Treasury staff had office drinks party during lockdown to celebrate Rishi Sunak's spending review.
thetimes.co.uk/article/treasu…
5) 27 November, 2020.
Leaving do for Cleo Watson, where Johnson has been rumoured to have given a speech.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
6) 9 December, 2020.
The Skipton House party, an unofficial gathering between military personnel "involving alcohol and pizza"
bylinetimes.com/2021/12/10/the…
7) 10 December, 2020.
Party hosted by Gavin Williamson with "up to two dozen" employees, where "there were lots of people gathered in the cafe area, mingling and drinking wine".
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
8) 14 December, 2020.
A large party organised by the mayoral team of Shaun Bailey, who as the 'partygate' scandal rolls on has now resigned from two chairman positions.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
9) 15 December, 2020.
Johnson hosted a No.10 Christmas quiz 'in breach of Covid laws'.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
10) 16 December, 2020.
Tory Grant Shapps' staff 'boozed and danced' in 'lockdown-breaking' office party.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
11) 17 December, 2020.
A quiz held in the offices of Simon Case, originally involved with the inquiry into Downing St lockdown parties, before stepping down following the allegations.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
12) 18 December, 2020.
The infamous Downing St Christmas Party with Ministry of Defence staff, the one joked about by an advisor and Allegra Stratton, leading to her resignation shortly after.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
Incredibly, reports of 3 more government lockdown parties landed yesterday, so we've had to update our calendar.
13) 17 December, 2020.
The ex-chief of the Covid-19 taskforce admits to holding leaving drinks in Cabinet Office.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
14) 17 April, 2021.
Two leaving parties held in Downing Street the day before the funeral of Prince Philip.
One for a photographer of Boris Johnson, the other for James Slack, Johnson's director of communications.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
Over at the Department of Work and Pensions, Therese Coffey's staff were said to "drink after work until the early hours of the morning"
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
and it's alleged that Downing street staff were drinking so much in lockdown that they bought a fridge for weekly "wine-time Fridays", and took turns stocking up at the local Tesco Metro.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
one further party to mark Capt Higham's exit from Downing St just before Christmas now being reported, with Johnson understood to have been there for "a few minutes"
walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/b…
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