Pensions minister Guy Opperman says Boris Johnson's behaviour is not acceptable and he needs to change.
Earlier this week Mr Johnson acknowledged that he attended a drinks gathering on 20 May 2020 but insisted he believed it was a work event.after it emerged two staff parties were held at No 10 on the night before Prince Philip's funeral.
Speaking to BBC's Politics North programme, Mr Opperman - pensions minister and MP for Hexham in Northumberland - said: "I feel pretty emotional about this because in May 2020 my wife and kids were unwell and they went to hospital."And I've got constituents who couldn't go to the care homes, to funerals who were obviously obeying the rules and quite clearly in No 10 at that time there were a number of people not behaving appropriately.
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