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And I'd like to remind you all of the government guidance during the last lockdown.

Hands, space, get off your face at the Downing Street Christmas party.

I'm recording this on the day of the old Bexley and Sig Cup by-election,

which despite the events of the last few weeks looks like being a Tory hold.

If they do win, I'm sure the Conservatives will celebrate responsibly,

by which I mean cramming around 40 or 50 people cheat by jail into a medium-sized room

while telling everybody else to lock themselves in a cupboard at home.

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