"The law at the time said “no person may participate in a gathering in a public place of more than two people” unless it was for one of a number of stated reasons. These included when the gathering was “essential for work purposes” or “all the persons in the gathering are members of the same household”.
However, the Downing Street garden is not a public space. For most of those allegedly attending, it may have been part of their workplace."
"The law at the time said “no person may participate in a gathering in a public place of more than two people” unless it was for one of a number of stated reasons. These included when the gathering was “essential for work purposes” or “all the persons in the gathering are members of the same household”.
However, the Downing Street garden is not a public space. For most of those allegedly attending, it may have been part of their workplace."
What part of a BYOB gathering is ‘essential’ for work purposes?
There’s no mitigation for this.
Having worked in London, it’s very common to work late with colleagues and open a bottle or two whilst still working.
His future is in the hands of the lady conducting the inquiry-I think he will get through it.Starmer didn’t land much on him today
Having worked in London, it’s very common to work late with colleagues and open a bottle or two whilst still working.
His future is in the hands of the lady conducting the inquiry-I think he will get through it.Starmer didn’t land much on him today
"The law at the time said “no person may participate in a gathering in a public place of more than two people” unless it was for one of a number of stated reasons. These included when the gathering was “essential for work purposes” or “all the persons in the gathering are members of the same household”.
However, the Downing Street garden is not a public space. For most of those allegedly attending, it may have been part of their workplace."
What part of a BYOB gathering is ‘essential’ for work purposes?
There’s no mitigation for this.
Well, I could imagine everyone in the Government was going above and beyond at the time to try and manage a pandemic. This would be be extremely tiring, both physically and mentally.
A short reward for those efforts and a reinvigorating get together at work could only benefit us all.
It makes Hancock's none social distanced knee trembler look a bit feeble.![]()
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It wasn’t an orgy-he thanked the staff for supporting him and working hard.
It wasn’t an orgy-he thanked the staff for supporting him and working hard.
Which no employer was allowed to do. Including the people who made the rules. And he’s lied through his teeth about it ever since.
This will make the Conservative Party unelectable if he doesn’t fall on his sword soon.
I tells you 2 things. Firstly that the whole covid thing is bullshit. If there was any risk a snivelling little turd like Johnson wouldn't come out of his fridge.
It wasn’t an orgy-he thanked the staff for supporting him and working hard.
Which no employer was allowed to do. Including the people who made the rules. And he’s lied through his teeth about it ever since.
This will make the Conservative Party unelectable if he doesn’t fall on his sword soon.
People will still vote for them. I very nearly did last time - how I’m glad I never - not that it made any difference.
Plenty of choices out there but as per it’s between two unelectable parties really.
Marko is right - shows what a shit show the whole things been.
Having worked in London, it’s very common to work late with colleagues and open a bottle or two whilst still working.
His future is in the hands of the lady conducting the inquiry-I think he will get through it.Starmer didn’t land much on him today
This autumn, there is an economic Tsunami on the way, high energy prices, higher interest rates, inflation and higher food prices.
They will leave Bojo in place to ride it out, then he'll get the order of the boot.

