Boris partygate quip is 'final nail in his comeback coffin'

Boris Johnson’s rumoured political comeback has been dealt a fatal blow by claims that the then prime minister joked about attending an “unsocially distanced” party at No 10 during Covid restrictions, Conservative MPs have told The Independent. A number of Tory MPs said the former prime minister’s alleged remarks at the November 2020 event – not denied by his spokesperson – make it more likely that he will be found to have misled parliament at the upcoming partygate inquiry. Mr Johnson told staff at the leaving drinks it was “the most unsocially distanced party in the UK right now”, according to ITV. A Tory MP said: “It’s the final nail in his self-created comeback coffin.”