No 10 was breaking Christmas Lockdown rules last year.

Good post Monica, good post Josianne.

Tugendhat and Ellwood seem to be capable and would appear to have some moral compass left.

I thought Allegra Stratton moved on to COP?
There is some schadenfreude to be had from the fact that the millions spent on the briefing room that was never used, have resulted in this video emerging when they were having a practice run. No wonder they gave up on the project.
Inept doesn't come near to describing it.

Yes she was supposed to be green washing the governments’ policies on climate change, but she’s made a hash of that too.

I really enjoyed being on my own last Christmas, terrified of mixing in case Covid got me while I was recovering. Don't tell me it's OK.
Having said that, nothing will happen so don't get excited.

..and now government ministers are withdrawing from interviews that were planned this morning.

Surprise, Surprise.

There were journalists who were in on the secret, too, it's alleged.
Stratton is married to one, for a start.

growstuff

My money would be on Hunt or Truss.

I keep wondering if Osborne would try to come back. Not that I think that would be good.

growstuff

I've never seen anything like it!

twitter.com/i/status/1468329208749465606

We watched open-mouthed when that clip was shown on TV news last night.

When Ant and Dec are commenting in their shows about political goings-on, you know that those goings-on have reached a far wider public than Boris et al could possibly have imagined!

Rats disappearing overboard. Cowards as well as liars.

They're probably practising a new bunch of lies out for size as we speak.

Must say I’m (wearily) unsurprised.

Can’t help wondering who recorded this, though, and kept it as a weapon to bring out later. Will they find out, and hang them by their entrails from the nearest handy lamppost?

Shades of House of Cards (the original novel) but not as deviously plotted as anything by FU.

I’ve just watched Allegra S laughing about this at a political news conference. Johnson is surrounded by people like himself who don’t believe normal rules of engagement apply to them
I know I’m not the only grannie posting here who didn’t have family or friends round last Christmas. Infuriating, talk about led by donkeys. Whoops apologies, my experience of donkeys is entirely positive. Plus they have particular significance in the Nativity plays

When Ant and Dec are commenting in their shows about political goings-on, you know that those goings-on have reached a far wider public than Boris et al could possibly have imagined.
Absolutely Oldnproud and they have totally grasped the mentality of a huge swathe of the population who will now be discussing that introduction to IACGMOOH today.

Can’t help wondering who recorded this, though, and kept it as a weapon to bring out later.
Yes Witzend, but why now, not months ago?

To cause the most damage, I presume?

On the news this morning (sorry cannot recall if it was BBC or GMB, TVs in different rooms on different channels) they said that the Metropolitan Police are now going to investigate the party .

If it was found to be illegal (and I assume it will be) I do hope that the appropriate heads will roll. I am not sure if Mr.Johnson can survive this, surely the backbenchers should grow a backbone and voice their opinion’s ?

Josianne

^Can’t help wondering who recorded this, though, and kept it as a weapon to bring out later.^
Yes Witzend, but why now, not months ago?

My guess is it Dominic Cummings…

Bringing this to light now just before Christmas has more of an impact and does sound like the work of Cummings.

Please bear in mind that there was more than one party.

The police have said that they wouldn't really be looking to retrospectively bring charges against rules that were broken last year.
In the same week that that they are doing just that to some "ordinary" people.

GrannyGravy13

Josianne

Can’t help wondering who recorded this, though, and kept it as a weapon to bring out later.
Yes Witzend, but why now, not months ago?

My guess is it Dominic Cummings…

Dominic Cummings had gone by then. He's added his stick to the fire though by disclosing that there were journalists present at Schrodinger's party. Of course, Stratton is married to a Telegraph journalist. He kept pretty quiet about it, didn't he...

There must have been a number of people, including people like technicians, who had access to this footage. It was, after all, just a practice run to try out the new multi million £ white elephant. Possibly forgot about it until they had their memory jogged by the furore. Or do you think that someone's held onto it waiting for a chance to damage the government?

I remember some posters going on and on about 'draining the swamp' after Brexit. Ironic really that the man they voted into power to 'get Brexit done' is the one presiding over the swampiest swamp of the century. A truly world beating swamp...

What is needed is for the ringleaders to lose their jobs and be blacklisted for any other similar position. Perhaps make them live on Universal Credit for a year or two

www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/met-police-to-probe-leaked-footage-of-downing-street-aides-joking-about-christmas-party/ar-AARzxGS?ocid=uxbndlbing

They're looking at it now.

P.S GG13. I very much respect that you are principled enough to have commented on this thread. It has been noticeably empty of tory voters...