Boris Johnson had a birthday party during the first lockdown when indoor gatherings were banned, it has been revealed.
It's the latest in a string of embarrassing revelations for the Prime Minister, who is facing calls to resign from opposition benches after a number of blunders.
The Prime Minister, born on June 19, celebrated with up to 30 people including the interior designer who decorated his Number 11 flat Lulu Lytle in 2020, ITV reports.
Carrie Johnson and Ms Lytle presented Mr Johnson with a cake, as Carrie led staff to sing a chorus of Happy Birthday.
People were not allowed to mix indoors at the time.
According to the Mirror, Mr Johnson asked the public "to continue to show restraint and respect the rules which are designed to keep us all safe" just days beforehand.
It's the latest in a number of revelations which has seen the Conservative party facing huge pressure to oust their leader.
Officials allegedly took part in a seven-hour drinking session at two separate dos to say farewell to Mr Johnson's top spin doctor and a Downing Street photographer in April 2020.
The Telegraph claims to have obtained a picture of staff in the Downing Street basement, where people were drinking wine and spirits out of plastic cups.
Text messages also indicate that attendees were still partying at 1am, having started at around 6pm.
The existence of photos and texts could provide further fuel for Sue Gray's partygate inquiry, which is expected to be published next week.
Up to this point, Mr Johnson has refused to comment on the incidents during Prime Minister's Questions, instead urging Labour leader Keir Starmer to wait for the results of Ms Gray's inquiry.
Mr Johnson appeared visibly distressed when he told reporters that he had apologised to the Queen over the parties.
"I deeply and bitterly regret that that happened," he told reporters last week.
"I can only renew my apologies both to Her Majesty and to the country for misjudgments that were made, and for which I take full responsibility.''
Last week, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: “It is deeply regrettable that this took place at a time of national mourning.
