Downing St apologises to Queen for partying while she mourned Philip
The prime minister's spokesman said the ill-timed booze-ups were "regrettable".
The prime minister's spokesman said the ill-timed booze-ups were "regrettable".
The foreign secretary belatedly threw her weight behind Johnson as the Partygate scandal rolls on.
The Met castigated a 28-year-old Hackney woman for holding the illegal event while "the country is in mourning".
The tweet has gone viral after being shared by Gary Neville on his account.
Rees-Mogg said he stood by the comments, saying: "If you take the King's shilling you are beholden to the crown".
"Probably the only time I shall agree with Priti Patel," tweeted Peter Stefanovic.
But Brandon Lewis insisted that the PM's apology was "very sincere".
"I caught my breath then when I thought, for a moment, that John Redwood might actually be critical of the PM's behaviour."
"How stupid does the prime minister think the British people are?", Chris Bryant exclaimed.
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