UK’s Johnson Apologises Over Aides Joking About Lockdown Christmas Party

UK’s Johnson Apologises Over Aides Joking About Lockdown Christmas Party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, on Dec. 8, 2021. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised after a video clip emerged apparently showing his aides joking about an alleged Christmas party held in Downing Street last December, when the country was under strict COVID-19 restrictions.

Johnson and other government ministers had repeatedly denied claims, first reported by the Daily Mirror newspaper a week ago, that Downing Street staff held a party on Dec. 18, 2020, in violation of lockdown rules.