Boris Johnson was last night accused of personally breaking Covid laws by hosting a Christmas quiz in No10 last year. The PM was pictured on a screen sitting underneath a portrait of Margaret Thatcher as he read out questions for staff.Many huddled by computers, conferring on questions and knocking back fizz, wine and beer from a local Tesco.
In one office, there were four teams, each made up of six people. It was December 15 – three days before the notorious party now being probed.
Halfway through the quiz, the PM surprised staff by turning up on screen as quizmaster for one round which lasted between 10 and 15 minutes.He was flanked by two members of his top team.London was then under Tier 2 regulations banning any social mixing between