A new scandal hits the image of Boris Johnson
A photograph leaked to the press has come to add fuel to the fire that is consuming Boris Johnson's popularity. In it, the British Prime Minister, accompanied by his wife and several collaborators, is seen drinking wine and eating cheese in the Downing Street gardens. According to The Guardian newspaper, which has published the photo, it was captured in May 2020, in full confinement.
In the face of insistent questions from the press, Johnson has repeated that it was just a work meeting.
"Were you in a meeting without computers or papers?" A journalist insisted. "Do you usually have wine and cheese in a work meeting?"
"They were business meetings, with people from work," the British Prime Minister repeated. "This is where I live and work. And I really think it is vital that we focus, if we can, on the messages we are trying to convey today. We are faced with a serious omicron spike, you are seeing that cases are increasing in London, especially cases and hospitalizations, and the answer is to be cautious and also get vaccinated. "
Johnson says he "reserves the right" to impose new restrictions
In London, where the new variant has spread the fastest, the number of hospitalized with COVID-19 has soared more than 33% in the last week. In 24 hours, more than 91,000 new infections have been registered.
Johnson has said that he "reserves the right" to order further restrictions in the UK to curb the expansion of the omicron variant, although not immediately.
