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Boris Johnson claims Covid guidance allowed exemptions

Guardian, 22 Mar 2023
During his Partygate hearing, Boris Johnson was grilled over pictures of a gathering at No 10 on 13 November 2020.
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Bernard Jenkin asked the former prime minister to confirm the fact that people were standing close together meant guidance was not being followed, to which Johnson seemed to suggest the guidance allowed exemptions. Jenkin replied that if Johnson said this to the House of Commons instead of saying the guidance was followed at all times, they would probably not be having the inquiry. The former prime minister is being questioned by the privileges committee about whether he knowingly misled parliament over Covid rule breaches at No 10.

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