Another headache for No. 10 Downing Street
Again with the scandals. Photo: Tom Nicholson/WPA Pool/Getty Images A general atmosphere of light scandal is part of the package — and for many, part of the appeal — when it comes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. But even the man who has mastered wriggling out of sticky political situations that would maroon normal politicians is having a tough time withstanding controversy these days.
After a week of confusing and conflicting denials from 10 Downing Street — some said no rules were broken at the event in question, while the prime minister’s spokesman said that “there was no Christmas party” at all – ITV uncovered a damning video. In the clip, dated a few days after the alleged event, Johnson’s then-spokesperson Allegra Stratton answers mock questions from an adviser about it. “Would the prime minister condone having a Christmas party?” the adviser asks.
The affair recalls a similar incident from earlier last year, when dark-arts strategist Dominic Cummings visited his parents’ house despite strict lockdown rules at the time, causing a major headache for Johnson.
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