Boris Johnson is facing fresh accusation of breaching covid rules after a picture emerged of the Prime Minister with an open bottle of bubbly.
The image obtained by the Daily Mirror shows the Prime Minister flanked by three members of staff, one wearing tinsel and another a Santa hat, at the event on December 15, 2020
On the desk in front of him - from where he read out quiz questions to teams across the building - is what appears to be champagne and a half-eaten packet of crisps.
Johnson was accused of personally breaking Covid laws by hosting the festive event after the Mirror revealed last year that it had taken place.
At the time London was under Tier 2 regulations banning any social mixing between two or more people from different households.
Official guidance also stated: “You must not have a work Christmas lunch or party, where that is a primarily social activity and is not otherwise permitted by the rules in your tier.”
The notorious Christmas quiz is not one of the dozen No 10 gatherings under investigation by police.
This is despite a smaller festive quiz held in the Cabinet Office just two days later being looked at.
The image emerged halfway through Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons where Johnson was confronted by Labour MP Fabian Hamilton who asked him to refer the event to the police.
Johnson replied: “On what he has just said he is completely in error.”
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