→ First a Conservatives Christmas piss-up in 2020
NOW TAKING THE PISS – 2-minute video
▪ Reported ITN News:
Senior Downing Street staff joked about holding a Christmas party in Number 10 just four days after the event is alleged to have taken place last December, a recording leaked to ITV News has revealed.
Staff can be heard laughing and making references to “cheese and wine”, while Boris Johnson’s then spokesperson Allegra Stratton remarked there was “definitely no social distancing.”
The recording is of a rehearsal on December 22 for Downing Street's proposed daily TV media briefings, which Ms Stratton was set to front before they were later abandoned.
Staff in the 9 Downing Street press room pose mock questions to help with her preparation.
Ed Oldfield, adviser to the prime minister, asks: “I’ve just seen reports on Twitter that there was a Downing Street Christmas party on Friday night, do you recognise those reports?”
“I went home”, replies Ms Stratton, laughing, before composing herself, telling colleagues to "hold on", as she appears to consider what her answer should be.
“Umm, errr, ahhhh,” are the noises she makes as she looks around the room, apparently stuck for words.
Following a long pause, Mr Oldfield asks: “Would the prime minister condone having a Christmas party?”
Ms Stratton laughs, looking down, before responding, “what’s the answer?”
Staff then attempt to help the PM’s former spokesperson formulate a response.
“It wasn’t a party, it was cheese and wine”, replies one.
“Is cheese and wine alright?” Ms Stratton asks.
At that point the staff member who made the cheese and wine comment seems to say "No... joking".
Ms Stratton adds “it was a business meeting”, as she laughs again.
She then warns her colleagues, “this is recorded” and states through more laughter, “this fictional party was a business meeting and it was not socially distanced.”
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▪ Reported Guido Fawkes:
Jacob Rees-Mogg was the guest of honour at the IEA’s Christmas bash last night (6 December), with a speech tailored to a home crowd.
The Leader of the House entered into the Christmas panto spirit, asking the audience via call and response whether they’d like a low tax, low regulation recovery, or one of higher taxes and higher regulations.
No prizes for guessing which the free marketeer crowd opted for…
The highlight of the speech was Rees-Mogg’s dig at the ongoing furore surrounding No. 10’s supposed Christmas party in 2020, telling the audience:
“I see we’re all here obeying regulations, aren’t we? And this party is not going to be investigated by the police in a year’s time.
“You are all very carefully socially distanced – we have moved, I am pleased to tell you, back to the Imperial system:
“I notice you are all two inches away from each other which is, as I understand it, what regulations require.”
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▪ MY VIEW
Surely, the party’s now over for the Tories?
They’ve had their piss-up. They’ve taken the piss.
Now, every single one of them should PISS OFF.
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▪ Report and video compilation by Jon Danzig. Video clips from ITN News and Guido Fawkes
▪ Jon Danzig is an independent campaigning journalist and film maker who specialises in writing about health, human rights, and Europe. He is also founder of the information campaign, Reasons2Rejoin
