Boris Johnson 8 Dec 2021: "I repeat that I have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party, & that no Covid rules were broken. That is what I have been repeatedly assured"
"This looks unlikely to be legal for attendees... The PM wouldn’t be breaking that law as he was in his own garden but perhaps could be an accessory to everyone else’s breach of regulations"
“I understand & share the anger at seeing No 10 staff seeming to make light of lockdown measures and I can understand how infuriating it must be. I was also furious to see that clip. I apologise unreservedly”
Prediction: tomorrow @metpoliceuk will say that they will wait until Sue Gray has finished her inquiry, and then when the report is out they will say it's too late because they don't investigate "historic lawbreaking"
If Johnson is able to apologise for actually breaking the law, and get away without losing his job & being prosecuted by @metpoliceuk, there really is no point in anyone trying to hold him to account for anything anymore
Don't say I didn't tell you this was coming #r4today#PMQs
Johnson can't apologise tomorrow because that would be an admission he was an accessory in an unlawful act, in which case he would have to resign (surely)
@LBC Boris Johnson is hiding in a fridge, so he's sending Michael Ellis MP (the paymaster general) to answer questions about whether the Crime Minister was at a party in his own garden.
And if you think Sue Gray is truly independent and would ever publish a report calling for the resignation of the #CrimeMinister, I've got some Turkish PPE from a Tory donor to sell you.