PM Boris Johnson Apologizes For Attending Party During COVID Lockdown

The British prime minister issued an apology after admitting to attending a garden party in 2020 while the country was under a strict lockdown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized Wednesday for attending a garden party during Britain’s first coronavirus lockdown, but brushed aside demands that he resign for breaching the rules his own government had imposed on the nation.

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The apology, which stopped short of admitting wrongdoing, was Johnson's attempt to assuage a tide of anger from the public and politicians over accusations he and his staff repeatedly flouted pandemic restrictions by socializing when it was banned.