Boris Johnson was reportedly involved in a series of alleged lockdown-breaking parties at his Downing Street office and residence.

The Prime Minister in a statement said ministers who knowingly mislead parliament should step down.

Answering questions in parliament, Johnson was accused by opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer of changing his story over the gatherings and was asked whether he would now step down.

“No,” Johnson replied.

Source(s): Reuters

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Boris Johnson married Symonds over the weekend, according to UK newspapers including the Daily Mail and The Telegraph.

The British prime minister tied the knot in front of 30 guests, including close friends and family, on Saturday, the publications said.

No. 10 Downing Street confirmed the marriage to the BBC, saying that the couple were wed in a “small ceremony” on Saturday afternoon and planned to celebrate with friends and family in summer 2022.

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He revealed he had not told Boris Johnson when he decided to take his family to County Durham after his wife developed Covid-19 symptoms.

Mr Cummings said he believed he had acted “reasonably” and within the law, BBC reports.

Mr Johnson said he understood “the confusion, anger and pain” felt and people “needed to hear” from his aide.

He added that Mr Cummings had acted “reasonably” and with “integrity and care for others”, but Labour and the Liberal Democrats accused both men of double standards.

During his statement, Mr Cummings revealed he had:

• travelled from work in Westminster to his home on 27 March after his wife – the journalist Mary Wakefield – fell ill, then returned to work hours later
• driven his wife and son from London to County Durham that evening
• stayed at a cottage on his parents’ farm
• developed Covid symptoms on 28 March
• driven on 3 April to pick up his wife and son from hospital, where his son had stayed overnight after he “threw up and had a bad fever”
• driven around 30 minutes from his family farm to the town of Barnard Castle on Easter Sunday (12 April) – 15 days after he had displayed symptoms – in an effort to test his eyesight and readiness to drive back to London
• taken his family back to London on 13 April

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In a statement in Downing Street marking his return to work, looking thinner and with his trademark blond hair a little longer, Johnson apologised for being away “for much longer than I would have liked”.

He thanked the British people for heeding a month of stay-at-home orders, which has helped stem the spread of COVID-19, although more than 20,000 people have already died from the virus.

Watch full video below.

WATCH LIVE: PM @BorisJohnson makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street https://t.co/rTLBCBzvDo

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) April 27, 2020

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