Boris Johnson also defended officials who attended parties in Downing Street during lockdown
Boris Johnson has rejected claims that he was preoccupied with writing his book about Shakespeare as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded. The former Prime Minister was absent from several emergency Cobra meetings at the onset of the pandemic.
Johnson explained: "What we expected and what I think, you know, everybody expected was that the Cameron government having called a referendum a 'yes', 'no' choice for the people - a leave, remain choice for the people - would bring forward a white paper."Boris Johnson has defended officials who attended parties in Downing Street during lockdown.
The much-anticipated interview with Boris Johnson on the BBC was abruptly cancelled earlier this week after Laura Kuenssberg's admission of a serious error. The former BBC Political Editor took to social media to reveal the mishap that rendered the interview redundant.
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