Boris Johnson to finally admit he was at ‘Abba party’ in Downing Street during lockdown

UK prime minister Boris Johnson outside 10 Downing Street. Photo: Rob Pinney/Getty Images

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Boris Johnson is to admit he was present in his Downing Street flat during the lockdown-busting “Abba party” – but only in order to conduct a job interview with a close friend of his wife.

The British prime minister had refused to say whether he was at the November 13, 2020, gathering – held to mark the departure of Dominic Cummings – but is now conceding privately that he was there.