Johnson faces fresh claims he lied to MPs as new Partygate photos emerge
by Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent from on (#5ZHJB)
Images obtained by ITV News reveal table strewn with bottles at leaving do for a senior aide in November 2020
Boris Johnson is facing fresh claims of lying to MPs after photos emerged of him toasting a senior aide at a Downing Street leaving drinks event during a national Covid lockdown.
The Metropolitan police later fined staffers for attending the event on 13 November 2020 - but did not sanction Johnson, who is clearly seen raising a glass in a room full of alcohol.
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