#partygate
Partygate: When Lockdown Was Optional
#partygate
Partygate: When Lockdown Was Optional
Partygate was like catching your parents hosting a secret party while lecturing you about curfew. While the rest of the country was stuck in lockdown, politicians were having a blast, toasting with wine and pretending it was “essential work.” Their excuses were as creative as a kid caught with cookie crumbs: “It wasn’t a party,” “We were just testing the cheese,” and the classic, “It was for national security!”
Johnson promises sanctions if No 10 party broke rules
- Wednesday, 08 December 2021
Boris Johnson insisted that people should still follow the rules despite the emergence of a video pointing to a Downing Street staff party last December that would have contravened restrictions at the time.
Allegra Stratton resigns over No 10 Christmas party row
- Wednesday, 08 December 2021
Allegra Stratton has stepped down as the government’s spokesperson for the Cop26 climate summit after footage of her emerged joking about a party at Downing Street during the peak of lockdown rules in December last year. At the time the video was shot, Stratton was Boris Johnson’s press secretary. Her exchanges about the party with other No 10 officials were filmed as part of rehearsals for a proposed daily televised Downing Street press briefing, which she was going to host
No social distancing': Downing Street staff joke about Christmas
- Tuesday, 07 December 2021
No social distancing': Downing Street staff joke about Christmas party in leaked footage
