![]() Meanwhile, other Twitter users posted various jokes about Johnson's announcement, including journalists Sathnam Sanghera and Sebastian Payne (shown below). In less than 24 hours, the tweet gathered upwards of 2,300 retweets and 1,800 likes. Immediately after the announcement, BBC political producer Andrew Alexander tweeted a screenshot of The Times reporter Sam Coates reacting to the announcement in the background of a BBC News broadcast (shown below). The same day, Johnson held a press conference where he announced he would not be running for Prime Minister (shown below). On June 30th, 2016, British Conservative politician and Brexit campaigner Michael Gove declared he would be entering the race to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following David Cameron's resignation in the wake of the Brexit vote. In February 2016, Johnson controversially endorsed the Vote Leave campaign for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. In May 2015, Johnson was elected as a Member of Parliament. In August 2014, Johnson announced that he would seek a return to Parliament as a member of the Conservative Party for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency. ![]() In March 2013, the BBC aired a documentary about Johnson’s political history (shown below). In 2008, Johnson became the Mayor of London after defeating Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone in the London mayoral election, and in 2012, he was re-elected for a second term after defeating Livingstone once again. In 2001, Johnson made his political debut after being elected as a Member of Parliament for the Henley constituency, serving two consecutive terms. “I repeat my deep apologies to people for mistakes that may have been made on my watch.Before entering politics, Johnson pursued a career in print journalism as the assistant editor of The Daily Telegraph from 1994 to 1999 and subsequently as the editor of The Spectator from 1999 to 2001. ![]() But that is the very, very best of my recollection about this event.”Īsked if he was “taking the mickey” over his claim that he believed the 20th May 2020 drinks were a work event, the prime minister said: “I think what people need to do is wait and see what the report says. He added: “I do humbly apologise to people for misjudgments that were made. He said he then went back to his office and continued working. His memory of the event, he said, was going into the garden for “about 25 minutes” for what he “implicity thought was a work event” and talking to staff. He told broadcasters: “I can tell you categorically, categorically, that nobody told me and nobody said that this was something that was against the rules or was a breach of the Covid rules or we were doing something that wasn’t a work event because, frankly, I don’t think, I can’t imagine why on earth it would have gone ahead or why it would have been allowed to go ahead.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Speaking yesterday, the prime minister said he wasn’t warned that the 20th May 2020 gathering was in breach of Covid rules. It’s said MPs met last night to discuss Johnson’s future in a gathering nicknamed the “pork pie plot” or the “pork pie putsch”. It’s thought that roughly 20 MPs could submit letters today, but one told The Daily Telegraph the number of letters needed to trigger a challenge could be reached today. Now, Johnson faces the possibility of a no-confidence vote if 54 letters of no confidence are received by the 1922 Committee. Boris Johnson has doubled down on his claim that he thought the “bring your own booze” gathering on May 2020 was a “work event”, and insisted he wasn’t warned that the gathering was against Covid rules.įormer aide Dominic Cummings claims Johnson misled parliament when he said he thought it was a “work event”, and said the prime minister was made aware that the get-together would breach Covid rules.
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