As MPs return to Westminster, the education secretary denies an operation to save the PM is in place.
Meanwhile, Sir Keir has said a picture of him drinking beer in an office last spring did not show a breach of Covid rules in place at the time.
But Mr Zahawi said he hoped Sir Keir "finds [it] within himself to apologise" over the image, telling BBC Breakfast: "I think people expect very high standards from their leaders, and I think that's only right."The government is facing mounting pressure over several events that are alleged to have been held during lockdowns.
He said people should only leave their homes “for work if you can’t work from home, for education, and for essential activities and emergencies”. Indoor gatherings with other households were banned, unless they were for work purposes.Sources told the BBC that Downing Street staff members attended a gathering with Carrie Johnson in the flat where she and the prime minister live. A spokesman for Mrs Johnson denies the party took place.
Kate Josephs, now chief executive of Sheffield City Council, apologised for the event, saying she was “truly sorry that I did this and for the anger that people will feel as a result”.Downing Street originally denied a report by the Daily Mirror that a party took place in Downing Street.
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