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For the first time, video footage of a lockdown party by British politicians in corona time has been posted online. Revelations about the existence of the parties led to great public outrage in the United Kingdom, but except in a few photos, the parties were not visible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91CpX6pE4A

The Mirror newspaper has now gotten hold of images and posted them online. In them, members of the Conservative Party can be seen standing together, drinking and dancing. The images are from Dec. 14, 2020, when Britain was in lockdown and such gatherings were banned.

Offscreen is asked if it is being filmed. The person doing the filming replies something, to which is said, "As long as it is not streamed that we are breaking the rules."

The party was at Conservative Party headquarters, according to The Mirror. Twenty-four people reportedly attended, including acquaintances of Johnson.

To the BBC, the Conservative Party says action has been taken against the people seen in the video.

Johnson's role.

The Tories have been haunted by the lockdown party for more than a year and a half. Another investigative report on the issue was published Thursday. It concluded that Boris Johnson as prime minister had deliberately misled the House of Commons on questions about the get-togethers. In anticipation of that report, Johnson had already resigned his seat in the House of Commons.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2479332-britse-krant-zet-video-van-lockdownfeest-conservatieven-online

For the first time, video footage of a lockdown party by British politicians in corona time has been posted online. Revelations about the existence of the parties led to great public outrage in the United Kingdom, but except in a few photos, the parties were not visible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91CpX6pE4A The Mirror newspaper has now gotten hold of images and posted them online. In them, members of the Conservative Party can be seen standing together, drinking and dancing. The images are from Dec. 14, 2020, when Britain was in lockdown and such gatherings were banned. Offscreen is asked if it is being filmed. The person doing the filming replies something, to which is said, "As long as it is not streamed that we are breaking the rules." The party was at Conservative Party headquarters, according to The Mirror. Twenty-four people reportedly attended, including acquaintances of Johnson. To the BBC, the Conservative Party says action has been taken against the people seen in the video. **Johnson's role.** The Tories have been haunted by the lockdown party for more than a year and a half. Another investigative report on the issue was published Thursday. It concluded that Boris Johnson as prime minister had deliberately misled the House of Commons on questions about the get-togethers. In anticipation of that report, Johnson had already resigned his seat in the House of Commons. https://nos.nl/artikel/2479332-britse-krant-zet-video-van-lockdownfeest-conservatieven-online

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Report: Johnson deliberately misled House of Commons about illegal parties.

Boris Johnson, as prime minister, deliberately misled the British House of Commons. In doing so, he is guilty of "grave contempt" of Parliament. This is stated in the investigative report on the illegal parties that Johnson held in his office and official residence during the corona lockdowns.

The scandal has come to be known as partygate.

The committee of inquiry said Johnson should be suspended for ninety days. The committee says he deliberately misled the House of Commons and the committee, questioned the committee itself and was "complicit in the harassment of the committee".

Johnson was given access to the report on Friday, after which he decided to give up his parliamentary seat.

The committee also recommended that Johnson not be given a former member's pass to the House of Commons. With this, he would keep limited access to Parliament. The investigators, consisting of parliamentarians from the Conservative Party and Labour, take additional blame for Johnson's contempt, because he was prime minister.

The investigation was supposed to answer the question of whether Johnson deliberately lied to Parliament about the drinks at 10 Downing Street during the corona pandemic. Then the British were demanded to stay at home. Photos of these drinks later appeared in the British press.

The members of the commission are clear in their opinion on this. "He misled the House on an issue of paramount importance to the House and to the public, and did so repeatedly," the report said.

Johnson admitted anything but guilt in his letter of departure. "I did not lie, and I believe that the commission itself knows that deep down".

Correspondent United Kingdom Fleur Launspach:

"We finally see on paper that Boris Johnson lied about the lockdown drinks. The Investigative Committee that collected evidence for more than a year concludes: he deliberately misled the British parliament - a very serious violation. And besides: he lied to the investigators and tried to attack the parliamentary commission.

'Partygate in 30,000 words' according to the commission of inquiry, a 'kangaroo court' according to Boris Johnson. The former prime minister calls the commission "biased", engaged in a witch hunt to "ruin" him.

A tragic end for a talented and big name in the UK? An ending that he owes mainly to himself. From Prime Minister to someone who is no longer allowed into the House of Commons - this has never happened.

Perhaps not from Westminster but make no mistake: Johnson will certainly remain on the world stage, making his money in the lecture circuit, publishing books and throwing a political bombshell at Parliament here and there".

https://nos.nl/artikel/2479012-rapport-johnson-misleidde-lagerhuis-opzettelijk-over-illegale-feestjes