CARLOS FRESNEDALondon Correspondent
London Correspondent
Updated Wednesday, January 31, 2024-13:07
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Boris Johnson's other 'Partygate' was before Covid and coincided with the splendor to celebrate the end of the transition period and the official start of Brexit, on January 31, 2020. The former 'premier' spent 7,897 pounds (9,350 euros) from the public treasury to celebrate the exit from the EU in style with at least 137 bottles of wine in the celebrations that day in Downing Street.
The data has finally come to light after a formal request through the Freedom of Information Act and has been revealed by the progressive tabloid
The Daily Mirror
, in time for the celebration of the fourth anniversary of Brexit.
Most of the budget was spent on the purchase of 117 bottles of Gusbourne Blanc de Blanc, 2014 vintage, a sparkling wine that sells for 75 euros per unit. Also consumed were 10 bottles of Chapel Down white wine, from the Kent vineyards (at the most affordable price of 19 euros in exchange) and 11 of Valpolicella Italian red wine (at 15 euros per bottle).
An official spokesperson told
The Mirror
that the wine was purchased through the Government winery, which also has revenue, to
"ensure minimal cost to the taxpayer
. "
TV presenter Carol Vorderman warned Britons should "fume" over the Brexit party bill, which created a precedent in Downing Street just two months before the first lockdown during the pandemic.
An internal investigation and another police investigation confirmed the celebration of up to
17 parties in Downing Street despite Covid restrictions
, which prevented thousands of Britons from even saying goodbye to their deceased relatives at funerals. Boris Johnson resigned as Premier in 2022 and as MP in 2023 following the findings of the Partygate committee which concluded that he lied to Parliament when he said no Covid rules had been breached in No 10.