近來，英國單日新增新冠確診病例數(shù)連創(chuàng)新高，變異病毒奧密克戎毒株在英國各地加速傳播。然而，比起來勢洶洶的新一波疫情，英國首相鮑里斯•約翰遜還面臨著其他問題。
據(jù)英國《衛(wèi)報》19日的獨家報道，有照片顯示，約翰遜曾在去年5月15日封城期間，在唐寧街10號的花園里與眾人喝酒聚會。唐寧街10號是首相府邸所在。去年4月，約翰遜曾因感染新冠入院治療，一度病情惡化，在重癥監(jiān)護室度過幾晚，后來康復(fù)出院。
A photo has emerged that appears to show British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinking wine with Downing Street staff during the country's first coronavirus lockdown last year. The image, shared with British newspaper The Guardian, purports to show an outdoor gathering that took place on May 15, 2020. Staff can be seen gathered in the garden at Downing Street, which is also the Prime Minister's residence.
照片中可以看到，約翰遜和當時還是未婚妻的西蒙茲以及兩名工作人員圍坐一桌，桌上有瓶裝酒和一盤奶酪。
Johnson is photographed with then-fiancée Carrie Symonds and two others seated at a table. On the table are bottles of wine and a cheeseboard.
此外，有4人圍坐在另一張桌旁，9人站在草地上的一張桌子旁，另有2人坐在不遠處的地上。
Four other members of staff are sat around a second table. Nine people are then gathered closely together around a table on the grass, with another two sat on the ground nearby.
據(jù)CNN報道，當時英國還在執(zhí)行相關(guān)防疫措施，包括限制不同家庭間社交人數(shù)（2人），必須在戶外見面并保持2米以上的距離。而在工作場合，防疫指導(dǎo)意見表示，當面會見僅在“絕對必需”的條件下才能成行。
Social distancing restrictions at the time meant that mixing between households was limited to two people, who could only meet outdoors and at a distance of at least 2 meters (6.5 feet). In workplaces, guidance said in-person meetings should only take place if "absolutely necessary."
約翰遜：當時在工作
上周日，唐寧街的發(fā)言人回應(yīng)了照片事件：“夏天的時候，唐寧街的花園里經(jīng)常召開工作會議。圖片上的情況是，新聞發(fā)布會后，工作人員在開會。唐寧街是首相的家，也是工作場所。首相夫人也住在這里，所以出現(xiàn)在花園里也是合情合理。”
Last Sunday, a Downing Street spokesperson responded to the image, saying, "Work meetings often take place in the Downing Street garden in the summer months. On this occasion there were staff meetings following a No. 10 press conference.""Downing Street is the Prime Minister's home as well as his workplace. The Prime Minister's wife lives in No. 10 and therefore also legitimately uses the garden."
BBC則報道了約翰遜本人于周一的回應(yīng)：“當時大家在工作，在談?wù)摴ぷ鳌?rdquo;那么工作時可以喝酒嗎？對此，約翰遜回答：“我已經(jīng)說了我想說的。”
Asked about the image on Monday, Mr Johnson told reporters: "Those were people at work, talking about work." Pressed on whether it was acceptable for people to be drinking whilst working, he replied: "I have said what I have to say about that."
據(jù)《衛(wèi)報》報道，唐寧街的回應(yīng)中提到的那次發(fā)布會上，時任衛(wèi)生大臣漢考克還在給公眾提醒，盡管天氣暖和了，大家還是要嚴格遵守社交距離規(guī)定。受限于相關(guān)措施，當時英國學校沒有開放，酒吧餐廳也沒有營業(yè)。
The Guardian pointed out that, in the news conference on the same day as the photo, then-Health Secretary Matt Hancock had warned the public to stick to social distancing rules, despite the warm weather. At the time schools were still shut and pubs and restaurants were closed, with strict controls on social mixing.
漢考克同樣也出現(xiàn)在了花園中，不過他的發(fā)言人表示，漢考克在晚5點53左右結(jié)束發(fā)布會，來到唐寧街花園向首相匯報工作，并于晚6點半左右離開，沒有證據(jù)顯示漢考克喝了酒或待到很晚。
“After the press conference, which finished at approximately 5.53pm, Matt debriefed his own team, then went to the Downing Street garden to debrief the prime minister. He left Downing Street at 6.32pm and went back to the Department for Health and Social Care,” Hancock’s spokesperson said. There is no suggestion he was drinking or stayed late.
顯然這些說辭令不少人質(zhì)疑，比如網(wǎng)友們熟識的“捕鼠大臣”拉里的賬號上，就寫了這樣一番話：英國政府堅稱這是工作會議的照片。沒有紙筆和會議記錄；沒有展示圖片、電腦或者展板，卻有桌上的飲料酒品和奶酪……你相信他們說的嗎？
CNN報道稱，照片事件是約翰遜近來曝出的一系列丑聞之一。此前還有報道顯示，約翰遜曾于去年圣誕期間在首相府邸聚餐，當時英國也有相關(guān)防疫措施，他的行為涉嫌違法。而約翰遜方面則一直堅稱，沒有違反過任何防疫要求。
The photo is the latest in a string of scandals surrounding Johnson in recent weeks. The British Prime Minister has been buffeted by multiple claims that social events were held inside 10 Downing Street in the runup to Christmas 2020, when the country was under coronavirus regulations that outlawed such activities. Johnson has insisted that he believes no rules were broken.
綜合來源：CNN，BBC，The Guardian，觀察者網(wǎng)，新華網(wǎng)
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