LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of “taking the public for fools” by denying that members of his staff took part in a party at a time when COVID-19 rules prohibited such gatherings.
“It’s obvious what happened. Ant and Dec are ahead of the prime minister on this,” Keir Starmer said – referring to a popular British comedy duo who have made jokes about the outcry – to loud laughter from opposition lawmakers in parliament.
“The prime minister has been caught red-handed,” Starmer said in an exchange with Johnson on the floor of the House of Commmons.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Writing by William Schomberg; editing by James Davey)
