"It is a great pity that this incident occurred during the period of national mourning, and the Prime Minister's Office has officially apologized to the royal family," it is reported that under the pressure of public opinion, 10 Downing Street recently "apologized again." The reason for the apology was that dozens of Boris Johnson's aides held two consecutive parties in Britain on the eve of the funeral for the Queen's husband, Prince Philip. As for the use of the word "again" here to describe the apology of the British Prime Minister's Office, it is because it is "repeatedly offended".
Although Boris did not directly participate in the two parties, 10 Downing Street, which was repeatedly exposed during the epidemic prevention and control period, violated the government's epidemic prevention rules itself, angered the British people, according to relevant reports, last April, dozens of staff of Prime Minister Boris Johnson even held two consecutive parties a few hours before the funeral of the Queen's husband, Prince Philip. Implicated, Johnson, seeing that he threatened his position, apologized to the royal family and asked for the Queen's forgiveness.
While Johnson, 57, has reportedly apologized for his personal participation in the party in May 2020, the new revelations are no small feat, as they come from the Daily Telegraph, where he once worked and is often considered to support him, which escalated his scandal quickly and blamed queen Elizabeth II directly.
According to the British newspaper, on April 16, 2021, at the critical moment of strict implementation of epidemic prevention restrictions in the United Kingdom, even the funeral of Prince Philip held on the 17th a few hours later was limited to 30 people. But to no one's surprise, dozens of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's staff threw two revelry parties in quick succession.
One of the wonderful images is that, according to eyewitnesses, dozens of aides attending two parties that day sang and danced in the basement of 10 Downing Street, drank and reveled, and even broke the swing that Johnson's youngest son usually played on. What's even more exciting is that at the end of the drink, when there is not enough drinks, one of the staff members also went to a nearby supermarket to buy a large amount of alcohol and dragged it back to the party site with a suitcase.
After the incident was exposed, Johnson's office was said to have apologized to the Queen. A spokesman told the media on January 14 that "it is very regrettable that the incident occurred during the national mourning, and 10 Downing Street has officially apologized to the royal family." ”
Most of the media concerned about the situation mentioned that due to strict epidemic control, even the 95-year-old queen could only sit alone at the funeral, extremely lonely to watch her dead husband who had lived with her for 73 years.
According to reports, Boris Johnson, who stayed at his Chequers residence that day, did not come to the party in person, but the three major opposition parties in the United Kingdom are now demanding his resignation, including some members of Parliament in his Conservative Party.
Angela Rayner, the deputy leader of the largest opposition Labour Party, and others have seized on the issue, denouncing the conservative government's culture of double standards. And wrote on social media: "Her Majesty the Queen sat alone in mourning, like many who experienced trauma at the time, sacrificed for the good of the country and chose to abide by the rules." I am indescribably sympathetic to the strange culture and behavior of 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister cannot shirk his responsibilities any longer. ”
Ed David, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, added: "The Queen, like other ordinary people, was alone sending off her deceased husband, while the Prime Minister's Office was having a party. Boris must resign. ”
| Liang Ishikawa