Boris Johnson breaks cover amid bombshell Partygate claims
His accusation contradicts Mr Johnson's claim he had no prior knowledge of the knees-up in the Downing Street garden during lockdown.
Deputy PM Dominic Raab rubbished Mr Cummings' claims as "nonsense", while Chancellor Rishi Sunak said he "of course" believed the PM. "What I do need to do is wait for the conclusion of the inquiry but, before then, to keep going with what we're doing." In his latest explosive intervention into the saga, Mr Cummings blasted that regarding that day alone, "never mind the string of other events", the Prime Minister "lied to Parliament about parties" by insisting he had been assured no events had taken place that would have broken coronavirus rules.
He said: "Double standards is toxic. I get the frustration. As lawmakers the Government has got to take a lead and show it's acting to the highest standards."
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