Leaked Partygate video reveals Tories laughing at Covid rules in December 2020

Michael Gove has apologised after an “indefensible” video emerged of Tory party officials partying during lockdown, but said two of those involved should not be stripped of honours. ‌The Levelling Up Secretary said the footage, during which Conservative staffers appeared to acknowledge they were breaking Covid rules, was “terrible” and “completely out of order”. ‌It shows a gathering which took place at CCHQ on December 14, 2020, just days before Boris Johnson was forced to cancel people’s Christmas plans because of rising infections. ‌In the video, released by The Mirror, a couple can be seen dancing in front of a buffet table laden with food, past signs in the background urging people to maintain social distancing. ‌When one of the attendees asks “are you filming this?” another man can be heard laughing and saying: “As long as we are not streaming that we’re, like, bending the rules.” Continue reading full article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/06/18/michael-gove-tory-lockdown-party-honours/ Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #Partygate #Tories #covidinquiry