Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots, the Spectator's Daily Politics Podcast. I'm Max Jeffrey and I'm joined by Katie Bulls and James Forsy.

Last night, news broke of another party held in number 10, this won on April 16th last year on the eve of Prince Phillips funeral.

Katie, can you give us the details of what happened?

It was first reported in the telegraph and tell us about the fallout today.

Yes, this is two parties allegedly held on the same night. One was a leaving do for a photographer.

One was a leaving deal for James Slack, former director of communications in Downing Street,

now deputy editor of the Sun.

And amongst the various details about these two parties. So one had a farewell speech,

the other involved a disco, we understand. Eventually the two parties merged. A swing was broken.

That is Wilf, the Prime Minister's son's swing, and also when I think

they ran low in alcohol, the claim is that they sent one person out of a suitcase to fill

it with wine.

I presume that it's just so you didn't see someone walking in with, you know, 12 bottles

of wine when there's obviously snap is often outside Downing Street.

But we don't know the full

explanations that's just speculating why is this bad well the rules at the time were that you

couldn't socialise indoors it was outdoors I think it was a number limit on that so by having

these you know drinking events inside and particularly I dancing, I remember having a wedding not too soon after where you weren't allowed to dance at any weddings because they said that was dangerous, but yet you have down-in-street staff having a disco.

So I think particular problem in terms of optics is clearly the fact this was on the eve of Prince Phillips funeral and there is a very poignant photo which led most of the newspapers

and still is used today of the Queen sitting alone at her husband's funeral and I think

we're getting to the point now where it's almost if you're looking at the various groups

downing Street and managing

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