Boris Johnson has apologized once again, during a press conference, for violating lockdown rules on Downing Street and other government buildings with the parties described and criticized in Sue Gray's report.
The British Prime Minister admitted that the boundaries between work and social gatherings were confused, but insisted that he has since made changes to Downing Street's operating structure and that he "has learned his lesson", dismissing calls for his resignation.
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"I understand the outrage and anger... but I overwhelmingly believe that my duty is to continue to face the big challenges." Johnson, referring to the rising cost of living, the struggle to recover from the pandemic, Putin's war and Northern Ireland's Brexit protocol.
He added that it was with "absolute sincerity" that he was stating in the House of Commons that the lockdown rules had not been broken because it had not occurred to him that being present for a few minutes at gatherings of workers in the same place to say goodbye to colleagues constituted a breach of the rules.
He pointed out that the police only fined him for one gathering and that the breach of the rules at the others was deemed to have occurred after he had left.
However, a quick poll conducted by YouGov on a sample of 2.748 citizens showed that 59% believe that the Prime Minister should resign.
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