The former senior aide to the prime minister said senior officials had “turned a blind eye” to his behavior. He referred to the briefing against a private secretary number 10, Hannah Young. It turned out that her retirement party on June 18 led to the first fines announced this week. Reports after some of the civil servants’ parties included a staff member who broke a swing in the garden belonging to Johnsons Wilfred’s son, an alcohol suitcase purchased from a nearby Co-op, and a staff member acting as DJ. A total of 20 fixed penalty notices have been issued to staff who violated lockdown rules. Johnson had previously told parliament when allegations first surfaced in November 2021 that “all instructions were fully followed at No. 10”. In a recent blog post, Cummings said: “It is deeply, deeply contemptuous that not only the Prime Minister but also senior civil servants have allowed such people to attack their reputation to protect the sociopath. narcissist squatting. No. 10 apartment. “Not just ‘allowed’ – everyone at the heart of the matter also knows that the prime minister has encouraged media attacks on junior officials in order to divert the lobby from him and Carrie, who is breaking the law. “Some very senior officials have turned a blind eye.” Carrie reportedly had a party at their Downing Street apartment, while Boris had a surprise birthday party in 2020 attended by up to 30 staff members, as well as the couple’s interior designer, Lulu Lytle. Young “did a really amazing job” and “made us all safer” during Covid and while coordinating a response to a terrorist incident, Cummings said. On Friday, Downing Street officials began receiving emails saying they had been fined 50 50 for attending a party, just days after Metropolitan Police confirmed they were handing out notices. Detectives are investigating 12 events in 2020 and 2021, six of which Johnson is said to have had. The Met said it had received more than 300 photographs and 500 pages of documents following a Whitehall investigation by senior civil servant Sue Gray. In an appearance before a select parliamentary committee and statements by his spokesman after the fines this week, Johnson refused to admit the law had been violated. Answering a question from Scottish National Party MP Pete Wissart during the meeting of the Community Liaison Committee, Johnson said: “I was, I hope, very honest with this House about where I think we did wrong and things for which I regret. , and I’m sorry, but the investigation is ongoing. “I understand what you mean, but. I was very clear that I would not comment on current comments in an ongoing investigation.” Cummings also criticized fines for junior officials against then-Johnson’s chief private secretary, Martin Reynolds, for organizing and attending a party at the cabinet office. “In recent days, many junior officials have been fined for attending an event hosted by the prime minister’s PPS. “PPS… was responsible for ensuring that the events at No. 10 were consistent not only with the rules but with basic ethical standards.” No. 10 has been approached for comment.
