Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It was not an offence to have a 'work event' if the event was not clearly a party (a social event). It was not an offence to have an alcoholic drink while working.

So if Boris was wheeled out by his advisor to thank his staff for their work, this would be OK. However, if that event then degenerated into a social event, those attending it would have been breaking the rules.

The decision of the police in relation to Starmer's beer drinking 'break' is quite helpful as a precedent in this regard.

I do not recall BJ saying there were no parties, but he did say he had 'been advised that no rules were broken'.

Clearly, 'parties', which fall under 'social events', were unlawful. But what still needs to be proved is that these gatherings were, in fact, parties. We will no soon enough what these events actually were.

As for the 'Abba music blaring from his flat' - who was there? We know Boris and Carrie were there, but Boris says he was working in another room.

There are too many questions that need to be answered, but it hasn't stopped the Boris haters to side with Cummings and believe implicitly the bile he is projecting, projectile-like, despite not giving him the time of day over his claim that he was 'testing his eyesight' while in Durham.

Believe what you want to, but the truth will be available soon. And I think many will be disappointed by what is revealed.