Ed Miliband’s blistering takedown of Boris Johnson even had people who don’t like Ed Miliband cheering

Poke Staff. Updated January 12th, 2022

Ed Miliband was on Sky News today giving his take on the latest revelations about Boris Johnson’s Downing Street garden party at the height of lockdown in May 2020.

According to an email obtained by ITV News, more than 100 staff were invited to a drinks party in the No 10 garden to “make the most of the lovely weather”.

Staff were told to ‘bring your own booze!’ with both the prime minister and his wife said to be in attendance.

Johnson, for his part, is refusing to comment, hiding behind – sorry – pointing people towards the on-going inquiry into the alleged rule-breaking parties headed by civil servant Sue Gray.

Sky News understands Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie were among around 40 people to attend a drinks event in the Downing Street garden during the UK's first national #COVID19 lockdown.

Read more about this story: https://t.co/xm7PGHZxTF pic.twitter.com/P3m9v6IzwX

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2022

Here are our favourite things people said about that.

Who the fuck is Sue Gray? Next time
My wife asks me why I got in from the pub covered in sick at 3am I’m gonna let her know that Sue Gray is looking into it.

— Rob Beckett (@robbeckettcomic) January 11, 2022

have I taken the bins out? all I can say is that I have asked Sue Gray to investigate

— Henry Mance (@henrymance) January 11, 2022

It might be quicker if Sue Gray worked out which days there wasn’t a party in Downing St attended by Boris Johnson in 2020.

— Mike Buckley (@mdbuckley) January 11, 2022

But the most powerful comment on the whole thing might have been from former Labour leader Miliband.

It really is worth watching in full, and was so good it had people who don’t like Ed Miliband cheering.

You’ll want the sound on for this one 🔈🚨

Labour’s @Ed_Miliband is “lost for words” at the “arrogance” of @BorisJohnson #partygate 👀👇#KayBurley FM pic.twitter.com/ieQgsjXuAv

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) January 11, 2022

Nailed it.

The crystal clear incredulity that is making the ordinarily articulate @Ed_Miliband struggle for words on Sky News really sums up how I feel about this party. The arrogance; the contempt; the deceit – and now seemingly hiding behind Sue Gray, hoping it will all go away. Cowards.

— James Mitchinson (@JayMitchinson) January 11, 2022

If only he knew how to eat a bacon sandwich the UK would be in a much better place.

— Diarmaid Mac Aonghusa 🇪🇺 (@diarmaidm) January 11, 2022

https://twitter.com/BarnabyEdwards/status/1480604784520568842?s=20

https://twitter.com/juliasuzanne76/status/1480841196775878659?s=20

And because he wasn’t just on Sky News, here’s Miliband on LBC, also today.

‘If I went to a party, I know I went. I don’t need Sue Gray to tell me I went!’

A furious Ed Miliband says he could not believe the news of a ‘bring your own drinks’ Downing Street branding it a ‘rotten culture.’@NickFerrariLBC | @Ed_Miliband pic.twitter.com/eOU50t6467

— LBC (@LBC) January 11, 2022

Blistering stuff.

Source Twitter @KayBurley