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*15 May: Cheese and wine party in Downing Street garden, Johnson and Hancock attend, it lasted for forty minutes
*15 May: Cheese and wine party in Downing Street garden, Johnson and Hancock attend, it lasted for forty minutes
*20 May: [[Martin Reynolds (civil servant)|Martin Reynolds]], Johnson's [[Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Principal Private Secretary]], emails approximately 100 people to invite them to "make the most of [the] lovely weather" and have some "socially distanced drinks" in the 10 Downing Street garden. Johnson attends the drinks for 25 minutes.
*20 May: [[Martin Reynolds (civil servant)|Martin Reynolds]], Johnson's [[Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Principal Private Secretary]], emails approximately 100 people to invite them to "make the most of [the] lovely weather" and have some "socially distanced drinks" in the 10 Downing Street garden. Johnson attends the drinks for 25 minutes.
*18 June: Leaving do for unnamed 10 Downing Street private secretary
*18 June: Leaving do for unnamed 10 Downing Street private secretary. This is the "vomit" party.
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*19 June: Up to 30 people—including Johnson, Sunak and Case—attend a surprise birthday party for Johnson in the [[Cabinet Room (10 Downing Street)|Cabinet Room]] at 10 Downing Street.
*19 June: Up to 30 people—including Johnson, Sunak and Case—attend a surprise birthday party for Johnson in the [[Cabinet Room (10 Downing Street)|Cabinet Room]] at 10 Downing Street.
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*31 October: Johnson announces UK will go into second lockdown on 5 November
*31 October: Johnson announces UK will go into second lockdown on 5 November
*5 November: Second lockdown begins. Indoor gatherings with other households are banned, unless they were for work purposes
*5 November: Second lockdown begins. Indoor gatherings with other households are banned, unless they were for work purposes
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*13 November:
*13 November:
**Leaving party for Lee Cain
**Leaving party for Lee Cain
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*16 December: Party at Dept for Transport offices
*16 December: Party at Dept for Transport offices
*17 December:
*17 December:
**Cabinet Office Christmas gathering for online quiz in the Cabinet Secretary's private office
**Cabinet Office Christmas gathering for online quiz in the Cabinet Secretary Simon Case's private office
**Leaving do at Cabinet Office for Kate Josephs
**Leaving do at Cabinet Office for Kate Josephs
**Leaving do in 10 Downing Street for a Downing Street official
**Leaving do in 10 Downing Street for a Downing Street official. Johnson there for a few minutes.
*18 December: Downing Street Christmas party, with food and drink served
*18 December: Downing Street Christmas party, with food and drink served
*19 December: Johnson says that the country "cannot continue with Christmas as planned", and announced Tier 4 restrictions in London and the South East
*22 December: Allegra Stratton mock press conference
*22 December: Allegra Stratton mock press conference
*25 December: Nimco Ali spends Christmas with the Johnsons
*25 December: Nimco Ali spends Christmas with the Johnsons

When did Johnson say announce five-day "Have yourself a merry little Christmas"?


==2021==
==2021==
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*7 December: Footage of Stratton mock press conference is leaked
*7 December: Footage of Stratton mock press conference is leaked
*8 December:
*8 December:
**Speaking at [[Prime Minister's Questions]], Johnson says that he is "furious" and "sickened" by the clip of the mock press conference, and insists that no party took place at Downing Street.<ref name=Brown/>
**Speaking at [[Prime Minister's Questions]], Johnson says that he is "furious" and "sickened" by the clip of the mock press conference, and insists that no party took place at Downing Street.<ref name=Brown/> He says that "the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times".
**Johnson confirms a Cabinet Office investigation, headed by Simon Case, will examine claims of a single Christmas Party in Whitehall.
**Stratton resigns as the government's spokesperson for the [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference]]
**Stratton resigns as the government's spokesperson for the [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference]]
*When did the Sue Gray enquiry begin?
*14 December: Daily Mirror publishes photos of Bailey Christmas party
*14 December: Daily Mirror publishes photos of Bailey Christmas party
*15 December: Bailey resigns as chair of chair of the police and crime committee following report of party<ref name=Walker/>
*15 December: Bailey resigns as chair of chair of the police and crime committee following report of party<ref name=Walker/>
*17 December: Case withdraws from the investigation, after details of 17 December party in his office emerge.


==2022==
==2022==
*10 January: ITV broadcast e-mail about 20 May 2020 BYOB party.
*11 January: Bailey steps down as chair of the London Assembly police and crime committee
*11 January: Bailey steps down as chair of the London Assembly police and crime committee
*14 January: Johnson apologises to the Queen by issuing a written apology to Buckingham Palace
*18 January: Johnson says that "nobody warned [him]" that the 20 May drinks party in the 10 Downing Street garden might break lockdown rules.
*18 January: Johnson says that "nobody warned [him]" that the 20 May drinks party in the 10 Downing Street garden might break lockdown rules.
*19 January: David Davis says: "in the name of God, go"
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*25 January: The Metropolitan Police begin an investigation into 12 of the 16 events being investigated by the Gray enquiry.
*25 January:
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*12 April: Johnson, Sunak and Carrie are issued fixed penalty notices for attending 19 June gathering.<ref name=Mason/>
**ITV News reveals details of 19 June PM birthday celebrations.
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*21 April: The HoC pass a motion to refer Johnson to its Privileges Committee to consider whether he deliberately misled Parliament.
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**Having received evidence from Sue Gray's inquiry, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick confirms that Scotland Yard will begin an investigation into 12 of the 16 events being investigated.
*31 January: Gray issues her initial findings into rule-breaking in 10 Downing Street and Whitehall.[https://www.itv.com/news/2022-01-31/sue-gray-report-condemns-serious-failure-in-number-10-to-observe-rules "failures of leadership and judgment"]
*22 February: ITV News reveals that DownSt staff have been asked by police to complete questionnaires that provide a “lawful exception” or “reasonable excuse” for the lockdown parties.
*29 March: Met Police issue first batch of fines.
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*12 April: Johnson, Sunak and Carrie are issued fixed penalty notices and fined £50 for attending 19 June gathering.<ref name=Mason/> Johnson is first serving PM to have been found to have broken the law.
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*21 April: The HoC pass a motion to refer Johnson to its Privileges Committee to consider whether he deliberately misled Parliament. In Parliament, Tory MPs call on him to resign.
*19 May: The Met conclude their investigation.
*19 May: The Met conclude their investigation.
*25 May: Sue Gray publishes final report
*25 May: Sue Gray publishes final report

Revision as of 14:12, 2 February 2024

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Background

2020

  • 31 January: First Covid case in the UK
  • 23 March: UK goes into lockdown
  • 15 May: Cheese and wine party in Downing Street garden, Johnson and Hancock attend, it lasted for forty minutes
  • 20 May: Martin Reynolds, Johnson's Principal Private Secretary, emails approximately 100 people to invite them to "make the most of [the] lovely weather" and have some "socially distanced drinks" in the 10 Downing Street garden. Johnson attends the drinks for 25 minutes.
  • 18 June: Leaving do for unnamed 10 Downing Street private secretary. This is the "vomit" party.
  • 19 June: Up to 30 people—including Johnson, Sunak and Case—attend a surprise birthday party for Johnson in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street.
  • When was "rule of six" introduced?
  • 31 October: Johnson announces UK will go into second lockdown on 5 November
  • 5 November: Second lockdown begins. Indoor gatherings with other households are banned, unless they were for work purposes
  • 13 November:
    • Leaving party for Lee Cain
    • Leaving party for Dominic Cummings in the Downing Street flat where Johnson and Carrie live.
  • 27 November: Leaving party for aide Cleo Watson, where people drink and Johnson makes a speech
  • 2 December: London placed in restrictions that banned two of more people from different households from meeting indoors, unless "reasonably necessary" for work purposes
  • 10 December: Gavin Williamson party to thank Dept of Education for their work
  • 14 December:
    • At a press conference, Hancock warns that the number of Covid cases has increased by 14 per cent in a week, and that "everyone should minimise their social contact" to control the spread of the virus.[1]
    • Shaun Bailey Christmas party (Ben Mallett)
  • 15 December:
    • Tobias Ellwood attends Christmas party in Piccadilly
    • Downing Street quiz for 10 Downing Street staff
  • 16 December: Party at Dept for Transport offices
  • 17 December:
    • Cabinet Office Christmas gathering for online quiz in the Cabinet Secretary Simon Case's private office
    • Leaving do at Cabinet Office for Kate Josephs
    • Leaving do in 10 Downing Street for a Downing Street official. Johnson there for a few minutes.
  • 18 December: Downing Street Christmas party, with food and drink served
  • 19 December: Johnson says that the country "cannot continue with Christmas as planned", and announced Tier 4 restrictions in London and the South East
  • 22 December: Allegra Stratton mock press conference
  • 25 December: Nimco Ali spends Christmas with the Johnsons

When did Johnson say announce five-day "Have yourself a merry little Christmas"?

2021

  • 6 January: Third lockdown announced
  • 14 January: Downing Street leaving drinks for two private secretaries
  • 9 April: Prince Philip dies
  • 12 April: Lockdown rules eased in England. WFH continues to be recommended, and socialising indoors with people from other households is not allowed.
  • 16 April: Two leaving dos at Downing Street, including a leaving party for James Slack
  • 17 April: Funeral of Prince Philip
  • 18 October: DownSt defends hosting Nimco Ali for Christmas
  • 30 November: Reports by Daily Mirror emerge of DownSt Christmas party on 18 December 2020(?)
  • 1 December: Responding to a question from Starmer at PMQs, Johnson says that "all guidance was followed completely in No. 10."[2]
  • 3 December: Labour MP Barry Gardiner writes to the Metropolitan Police asking them to investigate, but they responds saying that they do not normally investigate "retrospective breaches of the Covid-19 regulations".
  • 5 December: Justice Secretary Dominic Raab told Andrew Marr that if a "formal party" had taken place "then of course it would be wrong" but that the reports were based on "unsubstantiated, anonymous claims"
  • 7 December: Footage of Stratton mock press conference is leaked
  • 8 December:
    • Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Johnson says that he is "furious" and "sickened" by the clip of the mock press conference, and insists that no party took place at Downing Street.[3] He says that "the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times".
    • Johnson confirms a Cabinet Office investigation, headed by Simon Case, will examine claims of a single Christmas Party in Whitehall.
    • Stratton resigns as the government's spokesperson for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • 14 December: Daily Mirror publishes photos of Bailey Christmas party
  • 15 December: Bailey resigns as chair of chair of the police and crime committee following report of party[4]
  • 17 December: Case withdraws from the investigation, after details of 17 December party in his office emerge.

2022

  • 10 January: ITV broadcast e-mail about 20 May 2020 BYOB party.
  • 11 January: Bailey steps down as chair of the London Assembly police and crime committee
  • 14 January: Johnson apologises to the Queen by issuing a written apology to Buckingham Palace
  • 18 January: Johnson says that "nobody warned [him]" that the 20 May drinks party in the 10 Downing Street garden might break lockdown rules.
  • 19 January: David Davis says: "in the name of God, go"
  • 25 January:
    • ITV News reveals details of 19 June PM birthday celebrations.
    • Having received evidence from Sue Gray's inquiry, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick confirms that Scotland Yard will begin an investigation into 12 of the 16 events being investigated.
  • 31 January: Gray issues her initial findings into rule-breaking in 10 Downing Street and Whitehall."failures of leadership and judgment"
  • 22 February: ITV News reveals that DownSt staff have been asked by police to complete questionnaires that provide a “lawful exception” or “reasonable excuse” for the lockdown parties.
  • 29 March: Met Police issue first batch of fines.
  • 12 April: Johnson, Sunak and Carrie are issued fixed penalty notices and fined £50 for attending 19 June gathering.[5] Johnson is first serving PM to have been found to have broken the law.
  • 21 April: The HoC pass a motion to refer Johnson to its Privileges Committee to consider whether he deliberately misled Parliament. In Parliament, Tory MPs call on him to resign.
  • 19 May: The Met conclude their investigation.
  • 25 May: Sue Gray publishes final report
  • 6 June: 2022 vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson
  • 5–7 July: Following the Chris Pincher scandal, mass resignation of ministers, triggering a crisis in the government.
  • 7 July: Johnson announces his resignation
  • 11 November: At the 2022 AIBs, ITV News wins in the "Continuing News Coverage" and "Politics and Business" categories for their reporting of Partygate.[6]

2023

  • 22 March: Johnson testifies before the Privileges Committee in a five-hour hearing
  • 9 June:
  • 15 June: Privileges Committee publish final 108-page report, and conclude that Johnson committed "repeated contempts of parliament". Had he not already resigned as an MP, the committee would have recommended that he be suspended from Parliament for 90 days.


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References

  1. ^ O'Dell, Liam. "This is what Matt Hancock said the same day the new Partygate video was filmed". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-says-all-guidance-was-followed-as-keir-starmer-accuses-him-of-breaking-covid-rules-with-boozy-party-last-christmas-12483813
  3. ^ https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/08/no-10-christmas-party-boris-johnson-furious-but-claims-there-was-no-party-15736433/
  4. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/14/shaun-bailey-quits-london-assembly-role-after-lockdown-party-reports
  5. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/12/boris-johnson-and-rishi-sunak-fined-for-breaking-covid-lockdown-laws
  6. ^ "The AIBs 2022 – winners revealed at gala event in London". London: Association for International Broadcasting. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ^ https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnsons-resignation-honours-list-in-full-as-key-allies-given-peerages-damehoods-and-knighthoods-12899576

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