Partygate: how much trouble is Boris in?

Coffee House Shots

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🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

It is all kicking off in Westminster.

A leaked video has emerged where the former Prime Minister's spokesperson is seen laughing when questioned about a Christmas party at 10 Downing Street last year. In yet another blow, many Conservatives shared their dismay at the leaked footage. At PMQs, Boris Johnson said that he is furious about the video but remains adamant that no lockdown rules were broken last Christmas.

Also on the podcast, more talk of vaccine passports are spreading through Westminster with a press conference expected later today. Should Boris be pushed into boosting restrictions, could he face another rebellion in the Commons? Possibly not, whilst Keir Stamer is around.

‘Boris is very lucky, his single greatest asset is Keir Starmer and when things get tough he can always send for his useful idiots on Labour’s front bench who will come and vote with him’ - Fraser Nelson

Katy Balls is joined by Fraser Nelson and Isabel Hardman.

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0:29.6	Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots, the spectators' daily politics podcast.
0:34.3	I'm Katie Balls and I'm joined by Isaba Hardman and Fraser Nelson and it is all kicking
0:38.9	off in Westminster. Last night there was leaked footage of a practice Downing Street press
0:45.8	conference in which the then Prime Minister's spokesperson, Elegram Stratton, was filmed joking
0:52.7	about some form of Downing Street party with other number 10
0:56.7	AIDS just four days after the Downing Street party is alleged to have taken place as
1:03.2	recently been reported here's how the clip plays I've just seen reports on Twitter but there
1:07.3	was a Downing Street Christmas party on Friday night. Do you recognise those reports?
1:11.9	I went home.
1:14.1	Hold on, Olin.
1:20.4	What's the answer?
1:22.2	I don't know. I didn't know. Was it the party?
1:26.5	It was cheese and wine. It was a business museum.
1:28.1	I'm joking.
1:29.3	This is recorded.
1:32.7	This morning, ministers didn't have much to say.
1:34.9	There are no ministers put up on the morning round.
1:39.2	Sadra Javid cancelled his tour to mark one year since the authorisation of Pfizer.
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