Minister who said Johnson was ‘ambushed with cake’ now says there was no cake

It is now unclear whether cake was served at the birthday celebration (Adam Davy/PA)

The UK minister who claimed Boris Johnson was “ambushed with a cake” at a birthday gathering during coronavirus restrictions has now said there was no cake and therefore the event was simply a meeting.

Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns defended the British prime minister amid reports his wife Carrie had organised a surprise birthday get together on June 19, 2020, in the Cabinet room which 30 people attended.