Johnson apologises 'unreservedly' for No 10 staff video but says no party was held
Boris Johnson has said he “apologises unreservedly” for a video showing Downing Street officials joking about a staff party that took place during the peak of lockdown last December, while still insisting that, as far as he was aware, no party took place. The UK prime minister said while he had been “repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party and no Covid rules were broken”, he had instructed the cabinet secretary to look into the matter Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Boris Johnson ‘apologises unreservedly’ over No 10 Christmas party video ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/08/boris-johnson-apologises-unreservedly-over-no-10-christmas-party-video Deny, deny, deny: how the PM and ministers have responded to No 10 Christmas party ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2021/dec/08/deny-deny-deny-how-the-pm-and-ministers-have-responded-to-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
