No. 10 Was ‘Oasis of Normality’ Where COVID Rules Were Not Enforced, Partygate Probe Told

A photograph obtained by ITV News of Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a leaving party in Downing Street, London, on Nov. 13. 2020. ITV/PA Media

No. 10 Downing Street was an “oasis of normality” where COVID-19 rules went ignored while staff were warned to watch out for cameras outside, an official told MPs investigating the Partygate scandal.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly told the House of Commons that lockdown rules had been “followed at all times” in Downing Street.