Boris Johnson claims Partygate coverage is ‘million miles’ from truth in extraordinary rewriting of history

Boris Johnson embarked on an extraordinary re-writing of history over Partygate as he gave evidence to the Covid inquiry, insisting the public’s perception of lockdown-breaching parties in Number 10 was a “million miles” from the truth.

In comments that will infuriate families bereaved during the Covid pandemic, the former prime minister said the representation of repeated gatherings during the pandemic was “absolutely absurd”.

Pressed about the saga — which sparked his eventual downfall as PM — Mr Johnson said the way Partygate has been presented was a “travesty of truth”.

“I , and if I had my time again of course I’d have done things differently,” of what civil servants and advisors were doing in number 10, has been a travesty of the truth.