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Tory MP Fabricant claims 'many nurses and teachers' also broke law

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Conservative party member, Michael Fabricant, came to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's defense today by comparing his Partygate incident to a drink that "teachers or nurses" would have in a "staff room" after a "very long shift."

In an interview with the BBC, Fabricant explained that while he thinks Johnson has "got to apologize" he also believes the Prime Minister did not have ill intention in attending the gathering of people that has led to the fine.

On one occasion the Prime Minister attended a drinks party in the Downing Street garden which he believed was a work event.

However, the comparison Fabricant used to equate Johnson's actions to was a bit peculiar.

"I don't think that at any time he thought he was breaking the law," Fabricant said. "I think at the time, he thought, like many teachers or nurses who after a very very long shift would tend to go back to the staff room to have a quiet drink, which is more or less what he has done."

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"I don't think at any time he thought he was breaking the law... he thought just like many teachers and nurses who after a very long shift would go back to the staff room and have a quiet drink"\n\nTory MP Michael Fabricant urges Boris Johnson to apologise\nhttps://bbc.in/364xut5\u00a0pic.twitter.com/8CYpjeHbbA
— BBC Politics (@BBC Politics) 1649774040

The BBC reporter pressed Fabricant on his statement, asking to further explain the nurses and teachers who drink after a shift.

"Well I do know of some who did, you know it's quite natural," Fabricant said. The Parliament member clarified that he did not believe the nurses or teachers were having a party.

"I know nurses, and I don't think they were doing anything wrong, they work really hard on a long shift and go back to the staff room and have a drink," Fabricant added.

Viewers took issue with Fabricant's statements and clarified that no nurse or teacher would be allowed to drink in a staff room.

Hi Michael, most days we'd just go home and collapse into bed. When we were allowed, eventually I got to sit in a local park with my wife for a bit.\n\nNo one was drinking in the staff room.
— Dr Philip Lee (@Dr Philip Lee) 1649776313

I heard that comment. There is not a single school or hospital in the UK that would allow alcohol on the premises. It would be instant dismissal. It\u2019s a hideous thing to say about those people who kept us all going and who literally saved lives.
— Dawn (@Dawn) 1649775101

But teachers didn\u2019t do that. And never have. Who on earth thinks that at the end of a school day teachers go to the staff room and open the bar?
— Debra Kidd (@Debra Kidd) 1649776388

As of now, the confirmed gathering Johnson attended, for which he received a fine, was a birthday party thrown for him not - drinks with colleagues

However, Fabricant did not comment on the birthday party saying, "I don't know much of the birthday party to which you talked about, I wasn't invited."

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