Dodger uses "a proper investigation" as excuse to hide
"Boris Johnson has dodged a question on whether he attended a party in Downing Street in May 2020 when England was in the first national lockdown.The Sunday Times cited three sources stating Mr Johnson's principal private secretary Martin Reynolds emailed officials with an invite to the event on 20 May suggesting attendees "BYOB" (bring your own bottle, or booze).The newspaper alleged that the PM attended the party in Number 10's garden with his wife, Carrie Johnson.Outdoor gatherings were banned in England at the time under the government's coronavirus rules.When asked by a reporter whether he and his wife attended the event, the PM refused to say.Mr Johnson instead insisted it was a matter for Sue Gray, the senior official leading an investigation into reports of lockdown-busting parties across Whitehall."All that, as you know, is the subject of a proper investigation by Sue Gray," he said."Or Johnson could give a straight answer. He knows the answer.
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