Boris Johnson’s Spokeswoman Resigns Over No 10 Christmas Party Video

Boris Johnson’s Spokeswoman Resigns Over No 10 Christmas Party Video
Allegra Stratton quit after her remarks were caught on video. Jonathan Brady/PA
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A senior aide to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit over a leaked video clip showing her and other officials joking about a Downing Street Christmas party during last year’s COVID-19 lockdown.

Johnson and other government ministers had repeatedly denied claims, first reported by the Daily Mirror newspaper a week ago, that Downing Street staff held a party on Dec. 18, 2020, in violation of lockdown rules.