A new picture has emerged of Boris Johnson with an open bottle of fizz next to him at a Downing Street Christmas quiz, further adding to the 'parytgate' scandal.
As reported by The Mirror the image 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.
Mr Johnson was accused of personally breaking Covid laws by hosting the festive event after it was eventually revealed that the gathering did take place.
At the time London was under Tier 2 regulations banning any social mixing between two or more people from different households.
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In Sue Gray's report which looked into the allegations of parties being held during lockdown by the government, this Downing Street Christmas party was shown not to be one of the gatherings being investigated by the Met Police.
Barrister Adam Wagner told The Mirror: "The previous photograph of the Prime Minister showed what could have been a meeting briefly interrupted by a Zoom call.
"However, the new photograph shows four people with alcohol and food, as well as a Christmas hat and tinsel, which suggests a Christmas party.
"This was held at a time when indoor social gatherings of two or more people were banned and the Government had told people they "must" not have a Christmas party.
"In light of the new evidence it now makes no sense for this gathering not to be investigated by the police given that an almost identical gathering in the Cabinet Secretary Simon Case's office two day's later is being investigated," he added.
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