Boris Johnson Swears He's Telling the Truth
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Do Your Best to Maintain Distancing
Boris Johnson said he was giving information to the House of Commons on the basis of advice from individuals. He agreed to delete that line from his speech in the Commons but went ahead and said it. It is clear that in number 10, we had real difficulties in both working efficiently and at speed and in maintaining perfect social distancing. But also, look, let's understand it. Was in my head, was based on my understanding of the rules and the guidance. That did not mean that I believed that social distancing was complied with perfectly. Did Boris Johnson ever ask whether it met all the standards? No. And you saw a gaping hole put in Boris Johnson's defence by the Cabinet
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