Boris Johnson: nobody warned me No 10 party was against the rules

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Prime minister refuses to rule out resigning should he be censured by Sue Gray’s inquiry into rule-breaking

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Boris Johnson has claimed “nobody warned me it was against the rules” for a drinks party to be hosted in Downing Street during the first lockdown, but also refused to deny the possibility he could resign should he be censured by the inquiry into rule-breaking.

The prime minister, speaking publicly for the first time in almost a week, said he “hoped people would understand the circumstances we were operating in” at No 10 during the first lockdown.

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