Allegra Stratton offers tearful resignation over No 10 Christmas party row
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 Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Today’s politics news – live updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2021/dec/08/covid-coronavirus-uk-boris-johnson-christmas-party-uk-politics-live Allegra Stratton resigns after No 10 Christmas party video ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/08/allegra-stratton-leaves-cop26-role-after-no-10-christmas-party-video The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram/guardian
