People who say that a garden party held at Downing Street was purely a social gathering are "quite wrong", Boris Johnson has said.<br /><br />Mr Johnson's former principle private secretary Martin Reynolds invited staff to "bring [their] own booze" to "socially distanced drinks" outside Number 10 on 20 May 2020.<br /><br />During questioning over whether the former prime minister lied to the House of Commons over the Partygate scandal, Mr Johnson maintained that he was present to "thank staff."<br /><br />"People who say that we were partying in lockdown simply do not know what they are talking about," he added.
