Boris Johnson Apologizes for Pandemic Party

“Facing a potentially lethal threat to his leadership, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain on Wednesday offered a contrite apology in Parliament for attending a garden party at 10 Downing Street while the country was under lockdown,” the New York Times reports.

“He acknowledged that he had deeply offended the public, even as he claimed that he had not breached his government’s regulations on gatherings during the early days of the pandemic.”

Said Johnson: “I want to apologize. I know there are things we simply did not get right, and I must simply take responsibility.”

BBC: “Leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer has called for Boris Johnson to resign.”