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The MP for Strangford was overcome with emotion as he questioned the Government over allegations of a lockdown breaking party in the No10 garden. He said his mother-in-law was one of the

3,000 deaths from Covid in Northern Ireland as he asked for a "full and complete disclosure" of any rule-breaking in Downing Street to be made available to the police. He said:

"In Northern Ireland, we reached the milestone of 3,000 deaths due to Covid just last week. "Including my mother-in-law, who died alone." Mr Shannon struggled to carry on with

his question as he broke down in tears recalling his family's loss. MPs offered support as they encouraged him to keep going. READ MORE ON OUR COVID LIVE BLOG  He continued: "Will

the paymaster general confirm there will be a full and complete disclosure to enable the police service to ascertain if all was done decently and within the regulations on the date and at

that time?" Responding on behalf of the Government, Cabinet Office minister Michael Ellis said: "I'm very sorry for his loss. "He's asking me if the results of the

investigation will be made public, and they will be." Mr Shannon's question came after Labour's Angela Rayner secured an urgent question to quiz the Government over

accusations that a "bring your own bottle" party was held on May 20 2020. At the time Covid regulations meant that Britons in England could meet with just one person from outside

their household bubble at a time. Yet in an email leaked to ITV news last night the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary Martin Reynolds told staff: "After what has been an

incredibly busy period we thought it would be nice to make the most of the lovely weather and have some socially distanced drinks in the No10 garden this evening. READ MORE: BORIS ON BRINK

AS FRESH LEAKS LEAVE PM 'EXPOSED' An investigation is currently being carried out by senior civil servant Sue Gray into accusations of a number of rule-breaking gatherings in

Downing Street. Mr Johnson and Government ministers have said the public should wait to hear the conclusions of the probe. Mr Shannon was not alone in recalling their heartbreak during the

pandemic in this afternoon's debate. Labour MP for Manchester Gorton Afzal Khan told MPs: "My mum died of Covid in March 2020. "She died alone in hospital while I sat in the

car outside trying to be as close to her as I could. "Even burdened with our grief, my family obeyed the rules. "Just three days after the Downing Street party we marked a solemn

Eid, the first without my lovely mum." So far more than 150,000 people in the UK have died with coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.