Summary
Did parties at Downing Street last year breach Covid-19 rules? BBC political correspondent Chris Mason joins the team to discuss, as the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an inquiry after a video emerged of government staff joking about a "cheese and wine" party which took place on December 18th last year. Government spokesperson Allegra Stratton, who appeared in the leaked footage, has resigned, and now other Downing Street parties during that period are being investigated. Will this latest row blow over or is the scandal here to stay?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.7 | Hello, you're listening to Podlitical, BBC Scotland's podcast that brings you an inside look at the big stories coming out of Hollywood and Westminster. |
| 0:19.9 | It is 20 past two on Thursday the 9th of December. I'm Phil Sim, a reporter based at the big stories coming out of Holyrood and Westminster. It is 20 past 2 on Thursday the 9th of December. |
| 0:23.1 | I'm Phil Sim, a reporter based at the Scottish Parliament. |
| 0:25.6 | And today I'm joined by. |
| 0:27.0 | I'm Raji Epsundu, a journalist based in Westminster. |
| 0:30.4 | I'm Lindsay Buse, a journalist based at the Scottish Parliament. |
| 0:34.1 | And I'm Chris Mason in a studio right next to Rosliff. |
| 0:37.3 | I've been in tap on the glass between us. |
| 0:39.4 | Also a reporter at Westminster. |
| 0:42.2 | I can really picture the COVID restrictions there with you two inside individual plastic boxes. |
| 0:47.7 | Pretty much, yeah. |
| 0:49.9 | Well, it feels like it's been one of these weeks where like a month's worth of stuff has happened. |
| 0:55.5 | Is everyone else exhausted too? |
| 0:58.2 | Yes. |
| 0:58.7 | Yes, I'm so exhausted. |
| 0:59.9 | I was going to say, and it all kicked off from Monday evening. |
| 1:03.4 | Especially the Westminster guys must be absolutely knackered. |
| 1:06.9 | Well, it feels like there was a 24-hour spell there where there was this video leaked which sort of blew apart the UK government's denials that there'd been this Christmas party |
| 1:15.0 | at Downing Street last year. |
| 1:16.3 | Then Boris Johnson announced he was triggering his plan B for COVID restrictions in England's |
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