Boris Johnson is facing renewed pressure after it emerged on Tuesday that Simon Case – the cabinet secretary formerly put in charge of investigating alleged government parties held during lockdown last year – may have withheld information about Christmas gatherings in his own office.
Mr Case stepped down last week as head of the inquiry amid anger over a Christmas quiz, hosted in the Cabinet Office on 17 December 2020, as well as a drinks event in the same month which he is said to have been seen walking around at, holding a glass in his hand.
While Britain’s top civil servant provided the necessary people with assurances he had not participated in and had no knowledge of any social gatherings, he was later forced to admit he was aware of at least one such event, as reported by The Independent.
The latest revelations come amid bleak figures for the prime minister, including two new polls published today. One, by YouGov, found that 71 per cent of British adults believe the PM is doing “badly” in his role as leader of the country.
