Darts fans take aim at Prime Minister during World Championships
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Darts fans took aim at Boris Johnson at the sport’s biggest event with hostile chants and signs mocking the Government over alleged lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street. One spectator held up a picture of cheese and wine with the message: “This is a business meeting”, while another waved a sign reading: “All round to Boris’s after.” Many fans dressed in costumes for the event, including a group wearing masks that showed the faces of Mr Johnson, Home Secretary Priti Patel, former Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings and the ex-health secretary Matt Hancock. The picture, which Downing Street said shows a work meeting, has sparked further accusations of parties being held across Whitehall during periods when London was under tight Covid restrictions on social gatherings. Earlier on Monday, the Prime Minister was accused of “ducking difficult decisions” after he held back from tightening Covid rules before Christmas despite fears the NHS could be overwhelmed.
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