UK Conservative Party Admits Rule-Breaking Party Was Held in HQ Last Year

UK Conservative Party Admits Rule-Breaking Party Was Held in HQ Last Year
The headquarters of the Conservative Party is pictured in London on March 16, 2017. Daniel Leal /AFP via Getty Images
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The UK’s ruling Conservative Party has admitted that an “unauthorised” gathering took place in the party’s headquarters in December last year when indoor socialising was banned under COVID-19 restrictions.

The admission has further complicated Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to move on from the crisis sparked by allegations that a lockdown-breaking Christmas party was held in Downing Street on Dec. 18, 2020.