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Sources told The Mirrorthat one regular attendee when Covid rules on social mixing were in place was Captain Steve Higham, Johnson’s defence adviser. The tradition which comes from previous administrations, help Downing Street staff relax after a busy week but the event reportedly continued many Fridays after Covid restrictions were introduced. Downing Street acted after the Prime Minister’s former director of communications himself apologised for the “anger and hurt” caused by the leaving gathering held in Downing Street the night before the Duke’s funeral. Bizarre scenes of a sea of blonde lookalikes pogoing to intense techno music with the refrains ‘my name is Boris’ and ‘this is a work event’ were spotted by Channel 4 journalist Liz Bates on Friday lunchtime. Police said they moved along around 50 people outside Downing Street on Friday, but added no arrests were made.
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If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism. Wine-time Fridays’ were scheduled every week between 4pm and 7pm into the electronic calendars of approximately 50 staff members at No 10. Downing Street apologised to Buckingham Palace this week after it emerged that more parties were held in No10 the day before Prince Philip’s funeral last April. According to The Mirror, the prime minister encouraged aides to “let off steam” despite the government’s own Covid rules prohibiting indoor gatherings.
WATCH: Dozens wearing Boris masks and wigs gather outside Downing St The crowd could be heard chanting “my name is Boris” and “this is a work event”, referencing Johnson’s apology that he attended a party during the first Covid lockdown which he ‘thought was a work gathering’. Particularly popular is our Bojo piggyback costume, and our politician kit, but whatever Boris Johnson costume you're looking for, you'll be sure to find it all below. A photo showing the chiller being delivered on 11 December 2020 through the back door has emerged – at the time, government rules banned two or more people from different households from mixing indoors unless “reasonably necessary” for work purposes. It comes as an investigation is ongoing into allegations of parties held by government officials during Covid restrictions.
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Dozens of people wearing Boris Johnson masks and wigs danced outside Downing Street after revelations of more parties held by government officials during Covid restrictions, including on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral last April. The event was allegedly organised by the No 10 press office but advisers from other parts of the building would also attend. Dress up as our Prime Minister this Halloween, with the help of our Boris inspired wigs, masks and fancy dress. The immitators were captured on video holding different kinds of alcohol, and some of them were wearing UK flags around their shoulders.The latest revelations suggest Downing Street staff has held ‘wine-time Fridays’ throughout the pandemic and Boris Johnson regularly witnessed the events. I find it an insult that the Prime Minister of this country was having cheese and wine and passing it off as a work event - so we thought we’ll have a work event too! Two Downing Street leaving parties were held on 16 April 2021 – one for Boris Johnson’s top spin doctor James Slack and the other one for the prime minister’s photographer. The crowd could be heard chanting “my name is Boris” and “this is a work event”, referencing Johnson’s apology that he attended a party during the first Covid lockdown which he ‘thought was a work gathering’. Meanwhile, No 10 sources told The Mirrorthat Boris Johnson often witnessed the ‘wine-time Fridays’ during Covid restrictions.
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