Scandal on Downing Street

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Elianne Labrie, Journalist

The prime minister of England disobeys the rules of Covid-19 to have a big party and ignored the national mourning period after the death of Prince Philip

 

Boris Johnson the prime minister has angered many people after celebrating his birthday even with health restrictions. At the time of the scandal, the country forbade indoor regrouping due to Covid 19 restrictions. While peolple were partying the situation was really different at the Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth II was at the church sitting alone mourning Prince Philip.

Boris Johnson has been the prime minister of England since 2019. After his studies he made a name for himself as a journalist in the major British dailies and was born June 19 1964.

According to the authorities Minister Johnson also hosted other semi private events. This brought him a lot of hate from around the world. The parties were taking place in the gardens of the official residence. The celebration was discovered after one of the party guests went out to buy a new wine bottle.

Fortunately, last Friday, he apologized to the queen for parties organized while she was preparing to bury her husband and did not respect the health restrictions rules enforced the day of the celebration. He even said “It was deeply regrettable that this took place at a time of national mourning,” said Boris Johnson. The picture of the queen Elizabeth sitting alone, front row at the church just show how Covid restriction was implemented at the time. Also, one of the images symbols of the rigor of confinements in the United Kingdom at the moment: the queen, all dressed in black even her mask, seating alone in the chapel of Windsor Castle during the funeral of Prince Philip.