News that the government hosted yet another alleged party while the rest of the country obeyed strict coronavirus restrictions has left people furious at Boris Johnson and his colleagues.
The Guardian published photos they said were taken on 15 May 2020 showing around 19 people including Johnson drinking wine and cheese in the garden at a time when people were only allowed to meet one on one outside with strict social distancing and were encouraged to work from home.
Downing Street insisted it was not a party it was in fact a work meeting and Johnson and deputy PM Dominic Raab similarly defended the photos to the press but a lot of people thought quaffing away while at work was rather odd.
But if there is one thing Brits know how to do in the face of chaos it is to laugh so when Downing St said they were working, the internet got to work to make a number of memes and jokes all suggesting that drinking wine and eating cheese in separate groups in a garden while a couple of people play with the PM’s dog isn’t exactly common in most work environments.
Here are some of the best work party memes responding to the government’s less than robust defence:
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If drinks after work isn't socialising but classed as a work meeting then we all have a lot of overtime we need to be invoicing for.
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) December 20, 2021
Dionysus at a work meeting pic.twitter.com/AcOt84lrEV
— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) December 20, 2021
Shane McGowan pictured after an exhausting work meeting. pic.twitter.com/7zWhQtocPb
— Ian Price (@goatteeboy) December 20, 2021
I'm thirsty. Is it too early for a work meeting?
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) December 20, 2021
Abigail's Work Meeting. pic.twitter.com/oPJ462MaHW
— Chris Brosnahan (@ChrisBrosnahan) December 20, 2021
It was an important business meeting pic.twitter.com/GmONknIdM9
— David Ziggy Greene (prev S&H illustrated reports) (@SaHreports) December 20, 2021
I was having a business meeting in my garden when my wife came to see when it would finish. She briefly sat down as our baby needed feeding. At that moment a wine delivery arrived, and the driver tripped. A number of bottles landed on the table, one of which spilled into a glass. pic.twitter.com/Ca1m36zVw0
— Jon Newton (@MrJonNewton) December 20, 2021
Harold Godwineson and his advisers having a business meeting before sailing to Normandy. pic.twitter.com/B15Jx6RbJP
— Marc Morris (@Longshanks1307) December 20, 2021
“It was a business meeting” pic.twitter.com/SpK66bUixV
— Steven Bonaventure x (@absolutegazelle) December 20, 2021
Cos tonight we’re gonna have a business meeting like it’s 1999 pic.twitter.com/WF9Iv45Ea2
— Paulie 🇫🇷 (@skiologist) December 20, 2021
Nothing to see here - we're having a business meeting about property development. pic.twitter.com/xQlnG0Mct4
— ThatSwanseastonesDog (@StinkyPondDog) December 20, 2021
The new Metal Gear Solid looks rubbish pic.twitter.com/boKyEVADWS
— Adam Hurrey (@FootballCliches) December 20, 2021
Great business meeting with these guys last night pic.twitter.com/VoXaSFtbPk
— Pundamentalism (@Pundamentalism) December 20, 2021
New video emerges of lockdown in Downing Street... Number 10 insists this was a business meeting. #OneRuleForThem #CheeseAndWine #ToryCriminals pic.twitter.com/pgYtzXM1Wr
— Followed by 100k anti-Tories (@MarieAnnUK) December 20, 2021
BREAKING: Exclusive new photos emerge of Downing Street business meeting pic.twitter.com/7aeYBXGE4a
— Russell Williams (@rwilliamsparis) December 20, 2021
