Color photograph of Boris Johnson, Simon Case and unidentified others with their faces blurred at a birthday party for Johnson, at a time when such gatherings were against the law.
The Partygate scandal contributed to the fall of the premiership of Boris Johnson (right).[1][2]

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Lockdown parties edit

2020 edit

  • 30 January: Two Chinese nationals staying at a hotel in York fall ill with COVID-19, and become the first cases of the virus in the UK.[3]
  • 5 March: A woman in her 70s becomes the first person in the UK to die with COVID-19.[4]
  • 23 March: With the UK death toll having reached 335, Johnson announces in a televised address that the UK will go into a full lockdown. New rules mean that gatherings in public of three or more people who are not in the same household are prohibited.[5]
  • 12 April: The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals reaches 10,000.[6]
  • 5 May: The UK's death toll surpasses 32,000, overtaking Italy's as the highest in Europe.[7]
  • 13 May: Lockdown restrictions are eased for the first time. Under the new rules, people are allowed to meet one other member of another household in an outdoor public place.[8]
  • 15 May: In the garden of Downing Street, an early evening cheese and wine party is held. Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock both attend the gathering, which lasts for forty minutes to an hour.[9]
 
Martin Reynolds (pictured in 2015) was the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from October 2019 to February 2022.[10]
  • 20 May: Martin Reynolds, Johnson's Principal Private Secretary, emails approximately 200 staff to invite them to "make the most of [the] lovely weather" and have some "socially distanced drinks" in the Downing Street garden. The email invites staff to attend from 6 p.m., and to "bring [their] own booze". Thirty to forty people attend, including Johnson for around half an hour.[11]
  • 1 June: Social distancing rules are eased again, with groups of up to six people now allowed to meet outside in parks or private gardens.[12]
  • 13 June: A "support bubble" scheme—in which single-person households are allowed to meet and stay overnight with another household—begins in England and Northern Ireland.[13]
  • 17 June: Emails are exchanged between Downing Street officials to prepare "drinks which aren't drinks" for the departure of private secretary Hannah Young the following day.[14]
  • 18 June: At 6:30 p.m., twenty-five people—including Case and Cummings—gather in the Cabinet Room of 10 Downing Street for Young's leaving party, which begins with alcohol and speeches. At 7:40 p.m., the party then moves into Cabinet Office, where it lasts until 3:13 a.m. One individual vomits, and a fight breaks out between two others.[15]
 
Boris Johnson (left) and Rishi Sunak (right) at a surprise party for Johnson's birthday on 19 June 2020
  • 19 June: This is Johnson's 56th birthday. A surprise party is thrown for him at 2:25 p.m. in the Cabinet Office with sandwiches, beers and a cake. The event lasts for 20 minutes, and is attended by Sunak, Case and others.[15]
  • 14 September: To restrict a potential second wave of COVID-19 in the UK, the government restricts social gatherings again by implementing a new "rule of six" – groups of more than six people are banned from meeting in England, either indoors or outdoors.[16]
  • 12 October: With the number of COVID-19 cases having quadrupled in three weeks, Johnson unveils new "three-tier" regulations. London is placed in the "medium" tier 1 restrictions, which includes the rule of six.[17]
  • 17 October: London is moved into the "high" tier 2 restrictions. People living in London are banned from mixing indoors with those from other households.[18]
  • 31 October: Johnson announces that the UK will go into a second nationwide lockdown from 5 November. It will last four weeks, with household mixing banned across England.[19]
  • 5 November: The second full lockdown begins. People are told to remain at home, and socialising indoors is prohibited.[20]
  • 11 November: The UK becomes the first European country to record more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19.[21]
 
Johnson attending a leaving party in Downing Street on 13 November 2020
  • 13 November:
    • A leaving do for Cain and Cummings with food and alcohol is held at 6 p.m. in 10 Downing Street. Five special advisers attend, as does Johnson, who makes a speech.[15]
    • In Johnson's flat above Downing Street, a party is held involving food, alcohol and loud music.[22]
  • 25 November: The governments of the four nations of the UK agree to lift Covid restrictions for a five-day period over Christmas, from 23 to 27 December.[23]
  • 27 November: A leaving party at is held at 6 p.m. for special adviser Cleo Watson. Fifteen to twenty people—including Johnson—attend, with some drinking alcohol.[24]
  • 2 December: As the four-week lockdown ends, London moves into "high" tier 2 restrictions, with indoor household mixing banned.[25]
  • 7 December: At the Department for Education, 50 members of staff are invited to have "some 'socially distanced' festive drinks" in the department's canteen on Thursday.[26]
  • 10 December: The drinks—hosted by the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson—are held in the canteen of the Department for Education. About 20 to 30 people attend the gathering, which includes wine and mince pies, and lasts for an hour.[15][24]
 
Tobias Ellwood (pictured in 2014) was elected the MP for Bournemouth East in May 2005.
  • 14 December:
    • Speaking in the House of Commons, Tobias Ellwood—the MP for Bournemouth East—warns against relaxing the COVID restrictions for Christmas, saying that it "could be very dangerous indeed".[27]
    • At a press conference, Hancock warns that the number of Covid cases has increased by 14 per cent in a week, and that "everyone should minimise their social contact" to control the spread of the virus.[28]
    • A Christmas party—formally called a "Jingle and Mingle"—is held for the campaign staff of Shaun Bailey's candidacy for the 2021 London mayoral election. The gathering, at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, is attended by both Bailey and Tory aide Ben Mallett.[29]
  • 15 December:
    • Ellwood attends a "Christmas party" of 27 people at the Cavalry and Guards Club in Piccadilly.[30]
    • A Christmas quiz is held at Downing Street. Most staff dial-in online from their homes, though some attend in person. Food and alcohol is provided, with one official, wary of "drunkenness", advising staff to leave by the back entrance.[15]
 
Johnson announcing that London will move into tier 3 restrictions on 16 December 2020[31]
  • 16 December:
    • With the number of cases in London at 270 per 100,000 people, Johnson announces at a press conference that, from today, the city will move into tier 3 restrictions.[31]
    • A Christmas gathering is held for staff at the Department for Transport, with food and alcohol being served.[32]
  • 17 December:
    • The Daily Mail reports Ellwood's attendance at the Christmas party two days earlier. In a statement, the MP responds that the event was a "business meeting" and "absolutely COVID-compliant".[30] Responding to the story in an interview with ITV News, the Home Secretary Priti Patel says that gathering "with a large number of people is a breach of the regulations".[27]
    • A Christmas party is held for Case's staff at the Cabinet Office. Twelve staff attend online, but five join in the office. The event lasts for 90 minutes; food and alcohol is made available.[15]
    • A leaving party is thrown for two Downing Street officials. Twenty people gather in the Pillared Room of 10 Downing Street from 6 p.m., with most leaving by 8:45 p.m. Johnson attends for 15 minutes and delivers a speech to thank both officials.[15]
    • A second leaving do is held for Kate Josephs—a director-general in the COVID taskforce who had responsibility for writing the lockdown rules—and another unnamed official. Another twenty people attend from 7 p.m., with beer and prosecco provided and background music played.[15]
  • 18 December: A Christmas party—formally named the "End of Year Meeting with Wine & Cheese"—takes place in the Downing Street Press Office. The event, which includes a Secret Santa and an awards ceremony, lasts for several hours, during which time a panic alarm button is accidentally triggered, causing a police officer and Downing Street's on-duty custodians to arrive.[15]
  • 19 December:
    • While cleaning the Press Office following the party the previous night, a Downing Street cleaner notes that red wine has been been spilled "on one wall and on a number of boxes of photocopier paper".[15]
    • Speaking at a press conference, Johnson says that the country "cannot continue with Christmas as planned", and announces that London and South East England have been placed in newly-created tier 4 restrictions. Under these restrictions, households are not allowed to mix.[33][34]
 
Allegra Stratton in 2015
  • 22 December: In the Downing Street Press Briefing Room, Press Secretary Allegra Stratton, adviser Ed Oldfield and others hold a mock press conference to prepare Stratton for planned daily televised briefings. Over the course of the press conference, Oldfield asks Stratton if she recognises reports of a Christmas party held at Downing Street four days earlier. From the podium, Stratton laughingly responds that the party "was a business meeting and it was not socially distanced".[35]
  • 25 December: Nimco Ali, an adviser at the Home Office, spends Christmas with Johnson and his wife Carrie.[36]

2021 edit

  • 4 January: In a televised address from Downing Street, Johnson announces that, from 6 January, England will enter a third national lockdown. Except for permitted exceptions, people not allowed to leave their homes.[37]
  • 14 January: A "virtual leaving presentation" is held from 6 p.m. in the Pillared Room in Downing Street for two private secretaries.[38] Around 15 people attend, with Johnson delivering a speech to mark their departures. The party continues until 11 p.m.[15]
  • 26 January: The UK becomes the first European nation to record over 100,000 deaths with COVID-19, according to the government's official figures.[39]
  • 8 March: A new "roadmap" out of lockdown comes into effect. Restrictions on socialising with others are eased, with people now allowed to have socially-distanced one-on-one meetings outdoors.[40]
  • 9 April: At Windsor Castle, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at the age of 99.[41]
  • 12 April: Lockdown rules are eased in England. Working from home continues to be recommended, and socialising indoors with people from other households remains prohibited.[42]
  • 16 April: Two leaving dos are held at Downing Street: one for James Slack, the Downing Street Director of Communications, and the other for one of Johnson's personal photographers. The party for Slack begins at 6:30 p.m., and is attended by 45 people in the Downing Street Press Office, while the second takes place in the basement. The two groups merge in the Downing Street garden, with drinking continuing until 4:20 a.m.[15][24]
  • 17 April:
  • 19 July: On a day dubbed "Freedom Day" by some media outlets, almost all lockdown restrictions in England are lifted.[46]

The story breaks edit

2021 edit

 
Reports that Nimco Ali (pictured in 2019) had spent Christmas with the Johnsons in 2020 first appeared in Harper's Magazine.[47]
  • 18 October: An article in Harper's Magazine reports that Ali spent Christmas with the Johnsons at 10 Downing Street in 2020. A spokesperson for Johnson responds that "the prime minister and Mrs Johnson have followed coronavirus rules at all times".[47]
  • 30 November: Reports by Daily Mirror emerge of three gatherings in Downing Street: the leaving party for Watson on 27 November 2020, the Downing Street Christmas party on 18 December, and
  • 1 December:
    • BBC report "drinks, nibbles, and games".
    • Responding to a question from Starmer at PMQs, Johnson says that "all guidance was followed completely in No. 10."[48]
    • Financial Times reports a Downing Street insider saying that evening get-togethers happened "most Fridays".[49]
  • 3 December: Labour MPs Barry Gardiner and Neil Coyle write to the Metropolitan Police asking them to investigate possible breaches of lockdown rules.
  • 4 December: The Met respond to Gardiner and Coyle, saying that they would "consider" their complaints, but that they do not normally investigate "retrospective breaches of the Covid-19 regulations".[50]
  • 5 December: Justice Secretary Dominic Raab tells Andrew Marr that if a "formal party" had taken place "then of course it would be wrong" but that the reports are based on "unsubstantiated, anonymous claims".
  • 6 December: At the Christmas party for the think tank Institute of Economic Affairs, the Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg jokes about scandal.[51]
  • 7 December:
    • Footage of Rees-Mogg is published on the political blog Guido Fawkes.[51]
    • ITV broadcast footage of Stratton mock press conference.
  • 8 December:
    • Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Johnson says that he is "furious" and "sickened" by the clip of the mock press conference, and insists that no party took place at Downing Street.[52] He says that "the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times".
    • Johnson confirms a Cabinet Office investigation, headed by Simon Case, will examine claims of a single Christmas Party in Whitehall.
    • Stratton resigns as the government's spokesperson for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • 14 December: Daily Mirror publishes photos of Bailey Christmas party
  • 15 December: Bailey resigns as chair of chair of the police and crime committee following report of party[53]
  • 17 December: Case withdraws from the investigation, after details of 17 December party in his office emerge.
  • 19 December: The Guardian publishes a photo of the cheese and wine party on 20 May.

2022 edit

  • 10 January: ITV broadcast email about 20 May 2020 BYOB party.
  • 11 January: Bailey steps down as chair of the London Assembly police and crime committee
  • 14 January: Johnson apologises to the Queen by issuing a written apology to Buckingham Palace
  • 18 January: Johnson says that "nobody warned [him]" that the 20 May drinks party in the 10 Downing Street garden might break lockdown rules.
  • 19 January: David Davis says: "in the name of God, go" (NEEDED?)
  • 25 January:
    • ITV News reveals details of 19 June PM birthday celebrations.
    • Having received evidence from Sue Gray's inquiry, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick confirms that Scotland Yard will begin an investigation into 12 of the 16 events being investigated.
  • 31 January: Gray issues her initial findings into rule-breaking in 10 Downing Street and Whitehall."failures of leadership and judgment"
  • 22 February: ITV News reveals that DownSt staff have been asked by police to complete questionnaires that provide a “lawful exception” or “reasonable excuse” for the lockdown parties.
  • 29 March: Met Police issue first batch of fines.
  • 12 April: Johnson, Sunak and Carrie are issued fixed penalty notices and fined £50 for attending 19 June gathering.[54] Johnson is first serving PM to have been found to have broken the law.
  • 21 April: The HoC pass a motion to refer Johnson to its Privileges Committee to consider whether he deliberately misled Parliament. In Parliament, Tory MPs call on him to resign.
  • 19 May: The Met conclude their investigation. 10 Downing Street is revealed as most law-breaking address in UK during lockdown.
  • 23 May: Photo revealed of Johnson raising glass at 13 November 2020 leaving party.[1]
 
Johnson announcing his resignation on 7 July 2022
  • 7 July: Johnson announces his resignation
  • 21 October: Johnson is warned that if he returns to office of PM, he will be "gone by Christmas".
 
For their coverage of Partygate, ITV News won two awards at the 2022 AIBs.[55]
  • 11 November: At the 2022 AIBs, ITV News wins in the "Continuing News Coverage" and "Politics and Business" categories for their reporting of Partygate.[55]

2023 edit

  • 11 January: "this is the most unsocially distanced party in the UK right now" quote revealed
  • 21 March: Johnson releases 52-page partygate defence dossier
  • 22 March: Johnson testifies before the Privileges Committee in a five-hour hearing
  • 23 May: Johnson is referred to police by Cabinet Office over more claims that he broke lockdown rules[56]
  • 9 June:
  • 15 June: Privileges Committee publish final 108-page report, and conclude that Johnson committed "repeated contempts of parliament". Had he not already resigned as an MP, the committee would have recommended that he be suspended from Parliament for 90 days.
  • 17 June: Daily Mirror releases video clip of Shaun Bailey Christmas party
  • 18 June: BBC reports on invitation for the "Jingle and Mingle" party.
  • 19 June: Bailey apologises for the video.
  • 4 July: Met Police announce that they will reopen the investigation into the Bailey party.
  • 13 October: Police issue 24 additional fixed penalty notices for the party.


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