UK PM Boris Johnson Apologises For Attending Party During Lockdown
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament that millions of Britons had made "extraordinary sacrifices" during the first Covid lockdown in 2020 and while the party appeared to him to be a work event, he issued "heartfelt apologies".
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday offered "heartfelt apologies" for attending a lockdown-breaching party held in his Downing Street garden, but deflected calls to resign as the opposition leader called him a "man without shame".
Breaking his silence over the latest of a slew of allegations regarding top-level misbehaviour, Johnson said he regarded the boozy get-together in May 2020 as a work event for Downing Street staff.
He added that he did not appreciate how it would look to millions of Britons who were respecting Covid rules, even missing out on farewells to dying relatives.
"And to them and to this House I offer my heartfelt apologies," Johnson told a stormy session of questions in the House of Commons.
