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we didn't celebrate very much because we had access to it, after it had been broadcast on itv.had done something that the bbc must�*ve been, well, flapping their ears about. and there has been a lot of talk about the changing of the old guard. andrew marr is leaving bbc, andrew neil has had his own well—publicized exit from broadcasting — for the moment, anyway. what do you make of all these big news beasts — yourself included — going all at once? i think the big thing is to say how old are we? and when you look at the age, the age that we emerged from in many ways, the naive youthful period of the media's development in which there was — we were all finding our way. and the media today, obviously is quite different from the very odd and confused and rather posh outfits that used to exist in the �*50s and �*60s. and all male. and now it's multicultural and it's men and women and it's a different world. we've been lucky enough to be born in the right years, the late �*aos and early �*50s and we have come of age, as broadcasting and the media have come of age and we have blossome

if you don't mind, i'd like to ask you to them, did itv pay for the video?did not pay for the video. and why did you choose to blur some faces in it but not everyone�*s? again, that comes back to public interest. obviously the repercussions for those identified can be quite severe as we've seen with allegra stratton and her resignation today. we felt we only want to identify those people who had said something that was in the public interest. in the room who were participants but perhaps not particularly active participant in the rehearsal that day or they had made interventions that we didn't feel that that test of being in the public interest. and you tweeted out early evening, and of course thousands and thousands of us saw it. one thing, there was initially a short clip and that i went back on twitter and everyone�*s going, "hold on, there's more." tell us about the decision—making to releasing the shorter version before the longer. there is an interesting dilemma for broadcasters and newspapers these days which is how much do you reveal your hand on soc

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and then we had paul brand from itv news putting out a video he'd obtained from a practice press briefing inside number ten last december in which we saw downing street staff laughing, joking about a party at number ten during lockdown. the issue has been everywhere in the media, it dominated prime minister's questions as well. and we're going to get into exactly how those scoops happened with help of pippa and with paul. the first of all, the prime minister's adviser, allegra stratton, has resigned. she was one of those people in the video and this is what she said about that resignation. my remarks seem to make light of the rules, rules that people were doing everything to obey, that was never my intention. i will regret those remarks for the rest of my days and i offer my profound apologies to all of you at home for them. there's allegra stratton explaining her resignation. we also want to look at this story and what it tells us about the broader relationship between government and the press lobby. to help us do that we have katie perrier, director of communications for teresa may when

let's take a look at the footage obtained by itv news.egular on camera briefings before the government decided to abandon their plans for on camera briefings. the labour leader sir keir starmer has been giving his reaction. last year at christmas the public followed the rules and many of them did not see their loved ones at christmas. some of them could not see their loved ones again. they had the right to expect the government to follow the rules and we now know the government broke the rules, they partied, and now they're laughing about it. they are the public with contempt. the prime minister needs to step up, accept what happened, and apologize. unfortunately we got and apologize. unfortunately we got a prime minister who was socially distanced from the truth. four weeks that if they insisted _ distanced from the truth. four weeks that if they insisted that _ distanced from the truth. four weeks that if they insisted that the - that if they insisted that the guidelines were followed and he said that again today. do you think he has mi

we know this because of a video obtained by itv news.arty? what was the answer? "would the prime minister condone having a christmas party?" it was a relevant question. four days earlier, there had been a party in number 10. and ever since the mirror broke the story last week, we've had the chance to see what the prime minister thinks of that. first, mrjohnson took this approach. all guidance was followed - completely during number 10. no evidence, though, was offered. then the deputy prime minister was asked if the party had happened. what i know is that you've got, from all the sources you've referred to, unsubstantiated claims being made and all on the basis of anonymous sources. remember this was a party in number 10 and attended by number 10 staff. checking these claims would not be hard to do, then or now. next, another minister offered this defence. i don't even know if an event took place, but if it did, then no rules were broken. kit malthouse didn't know if it had happened, but if it had, it didn't break the rules. the prime mi

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it wasn't even the bbc that broke the story, it was itv.c is one player, and it is very odd to me that the prime minister is particularly lashing out at the bbc. the bbc has been covering the story and the important of boosters and trying to encourage people to get vaccinated, so i find this rather puzzling. whether or not... whether or not the government itself broke its own rules is an important issue for the public, so i don't think he should blame the media for highlighting what appears to have gone on, and we need to know in more detail what actually was going on. in more detail what actually was auoin on. ., ., going on. ros, the front of the telegraph- _ specifically, this isn't about the rules already agreed for next week. it's about people already thinking of what might be the next line that has to be drawn.— has to be drawn. yeah, i think what's happening _ has to be drawn. yeah, i think what's happening here - has to be drawn. yeah, i think what's happening here is - has to be drawn. yeah, i think what's happening here is that l

a video recording leaked to itv news appears to show boris johnson's spokesperson at the time fielding the party in a mock news conference. no 10 insists no party took place. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. party? what party? the party that number 10 said didn't happen. the building where boris johnson said tight covid rules were always followed. the party last year that a guest told us had food, drinks and games, and the party we now seem to see downing street staffjoking about a few days later. this was a practice press conference for allegra stratton, just hired as the prime minister's press spokesperson. i've just seen reports on twitter that there was a downing street party last friday night. i went home! in a video obtained by itv news, laughing in response to questions from an adviser, ed oldfield, about the downing street drinks. what's the answer? i don't know! is cheese and wine ok! at a time when socialising for everyone was meant to be strictly off—limits. this fictional party was a business meeting. and it was not socially distanced! the fictional party was

because it had come from itv which did not have a great track record of real mass of scoops like thatcess to it, but no, it was pleasure that our building, which houses a lot of tv channels had done something that the bbc must�*ve been, well, flapping their ears about. andrew marr is leaving the bbc. andrew neil has had his own well—publicized exit from broadcasting for the moment. what do you make of all these big news beasts going all at once? i think the big thing is to say how old are we? and we look at the age, the ages that we emerged from in many ways, the naive youthful period of the media�*s development, in which there was, we were all finding our way and the media today, obviously is quite different from the very odd and confused and rather posh outfits that used to exist in the 50s and 605. and all male. and all male, and now it�*s multicultural and it�*s men and women and it�*s a different world. we�*ve been lucky enough to be born in the right years, the late 40s and early 50s and we have come of age is broadcasting in the media have come of age and we have blossomed and

in a video obtained by itv news, laughing in response to questions from an adviser, ed 0ldfield, aboutctly off—limits. this fictional party was a business meeting. and it was not socially distanced! the fictional party was a business meeting, she says, laughing about the office that was making the rules, not following them. in the real world outside number10, pubs had been closed, socialising was strictly off—limits as covid took hold again. lockdown was back. there were fines for holding parties. and on that day, 562 people lost their lives to the virus. three, two, one! the problem for borisjohnson 12 months on was notjust a few dozen of his staff got together, nor the laughter about it now revealed, but that all week he hasn�*t been straight about exactly what went on. this was prime minister�*s questions a week yesterday, a notable non—denial. all guidance was followed completely during number 10... a refusal to give more detail on friday. we followed the guidance throughout and continue to follow it. and then again today. all i can tell you is that all the guidelines were observed

presenter piers morgan left itv�*s good morning britain after saying that he didn't believe a word thatsaid in that interview with oprah winfrey. concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born. ..what? from race to mental health, progressive californian values to the british monarchy, every element of oprah's interview with prince harry and meghan has been catnip for the frenzy and fury of today's culture wars, in which all of us are pitched against each other. has she said anything about... sometimes, it boils over. but yet you continue to trash her. ok, i'm done with this! broadcaster piers morgan left itv, unwilling to apologise for saying he didn't believe meghan�*s claims. the next morning, morgan was bullish. no, i believe in freedom of speech. i believe in the right to be allowed to have an opinion. if people want to believe meghan markle, that's entirely their right. into this heady brew, britain launched a new experiment, partly inspired by america. and while piers was busy throwing a fit before he quit, the all—white teenybopper trump fan club was

broadcaster piers morgan left itv, unwilling to apologise for saying he didn't believe meghan's claims morning, morgan was bullish. no, i believe in freedom of speech. i believe in the right to be allowed to have an opinion. if people want to believe meghan markle, that's entirely their right. into this heady brew, britain launched a new experiment, partly inspired by america. and while piers was busy throwing a fit before he quit, the all—white teenybopper trump fan club was getting equally hysterical about the interview. in the us, cable news is no longer regulated. it prioritises personality and opinion in prime time slots, from the liberal msnbc, to the right—wing fox news. britain still has a broadcast regulator, 0fcom, but is moving in the same direction. more than 30 years after he was the launch chairman of sky, former sunday times editor and ex—bbc broadcaster andrew neil played the same role for the new gb news, pitched as a centre—right antidote to established broadcasters. will we be different from the existing networks? yes! because they all do the same thing. so what's th

in a video obtained by itv news, laughing in response to questions from an adviser, ed 0ldfield, aboutsocialising for everyone was meant to be strictly off—limits. this fictional party was a business meeting. and it was not socially distanced! the fictional party was a business meeting, she says, laughing about the office that was making the rules, not following them. in the real world outside number10, pubs had been closed, socialising was strictly off—limits as covid took hold again. lockdown was back. there were fines for holding parties. and on that day, 562 people lost their lives to the virus. three, two, one! the problem for boris johnson 12 months on was notjust that a few dozen of his staff got together, nor the laughter about it now revealed, but that all week he hasn�*t been straight about exactly what went on. last wednesday at prime minister�*s questions, a notable non—denial. all guidance was followed completely during number 10... a refusal to give more detail on friday. we followed the guidance throughout and continue to follow the guidance. and then again today. all i

but the footage obtained by itv news — shows the prime minister�*s then spokesperson, allegra strattonswer a question about whether a party took place on the 18th of december — two days after london had moved into tier 3 restrictions which meant indoor social gatherings were banned. only six people could meet in outdoor public spaces. and the government guidance specifically stated no work christmas lunch or parties. the labour leader keir starmer has accused the prime minister of "taking the public for fools" and treating them with "contempt". 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. party? what party? the party that number 10 said didn�*t happen. in the building where boris johnson said tight covid rules were always followed. the party last year that a guest told us had food, drinks and games, and the party we now seem to see downing street staffjoking about a few days later. this was a practice press conference for allegra stratton, just hired as the prime minister�*s press spokesperson. i've just seen reports on twitter that there was a downing street christmas party last fri

because it had come from itv, which did not have a great track record of real scoops like that.. and we were envious, but we were thrilled. we didn't celebrate very much because we had access to it, but no, it was pleasure that our building, which houses a lot of tv channels, had done something that the bbc must�*ve been, well, flapping their ears about. there's been a lot of talk about old guard changing. andrew marr is leaving the bbc, adam boulton leaving sky. andrew neil has had his own well—publicized exit from broadcasting for the moment. what do you make of all these big news beasts going all at once? i think the big thing is to say how old are we? and we look at the age, the ages that we emerged from in many ways, the naive youthful period of the media's development, in which there was, we were all finding our way, and the media today, obviously, is quite different from the very odd and confused and rather posh outfits that used to exist in the 50s and 60s. and all male. and all male, and now it's multicultural and it's men and women, and it's a different world. we've be

itv news got hold of this video of it, with the aides joking about a party. and wine all right? this is recorded. this fictional party was a business meeting. and it was not socially distanced. on that day there were severe restrictions in place on social mixing. on the day of the alleged party, 514 deaths of people with covid were reported. one of those who died that day was jackie's mother beryl. i think it's totally reprehensible, actually. when i first saw it, i had no words, to be honest, and it took a little while to actually sink in as to what i was watching. and i think this is actually indicative of a bigger problem within the government, that they think they are above the rules and they can do exactly what they like. the political backlash has started too. last year at christmas the public followed the rules and many of them didn't see their loved ones over christmas _ some of them didn't see their loved ones again. they had the right to expect the government to follow the rules. we now know the government broke the rules, they partied, and now they

i do of stuff and yet this from therese coffey on itv last night.— coffey on itv last night. do not - think there should be much snogging under— think there should be much snogging under the _ think there should be much snogging under the mistletoe, you do not need to do— under the mistletoe, you do not need to do things _ under the mistletoe, you do not need to do things at that, but i think we should _ to do things at that, but i think we should all— to do things at that, but i think we should all be trying to enjoy the christmas ahead of us and that is why we _ christmas ahead of us and that is why we are — christmas ahead of us and that is why we are working so hard to get the deployment of as many vaccines as possible. you the deployment of as many vaccines as possible-— as possible. you might reasonably wonder what _ as possible. you might reasonably wonder what is _ as possible. you might reasonably wonder what is the _ as possible. you might reasonably wonder what is the government i wonder what is the government actually saying as far as our behaviour in england is c

because it had come from itv which did not have a great track record of real mass of scoops like thatre envious, but we were thrilled. we didn't celebrate very much because we had access to it, but no, it was pleasure that our building, which houses a lot of tv channels had done something that the bbc must�*ve been, well, flipping their news about starpointe there's been a lot of talk about old guard. andrew neil has had his own well—publicized exit from broadcasting for the moment. what do you make of all these big news beasts going all at once? i big news beasts going all at once? ., , , once? i think the big thing is to say how — once? i think the big thing is to say how old _ once? i think the big thing is to say how old are _ once? i think the big thing is to say how old are we - once? i think the big thing is to say how old are we and i once? i think the big thing is| to say how old are we and we look at the age, the ages that we emerged from in many ways, the naive youthful period of the naive youthful period of the medias development in which there was, we were all finding our

robert peston, itv? with the best _ for a booster. robert peston, itv?y are exhausted, putting their lives at risk for 18 months so if i could ask you and professor whitty, how did you feel when you sort those photos of officials in downing street and conservative central office having parties when they were risking their lives and they were risking their lives and the rest of us were in lockdown? and prime minister, would you welcome a police investigation of the parties that took place here? i will police investigation of the parties that took place here?— that took place here? i will ask if chris wants _ that took place here? i will ask if chris wants to _ that took place here? i will ask if chris wants to go _ that took place here? i will ask if chris wants to go first? - that took place here? i will ask if chris wants to go first? i - that took place here? i will ask if chris wants to go first? i don't i chris wants to go first? i don't have a huge — chris wants to go first? i don't have a huge amount _ chris wants to go first? i don't have a huge a

the prime minister, borisjohnson, has apologised for a video obtained by itv news showing his staffjokingistmas party last year at number 10 downing street in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown. it follows a week of denials from the government that such a party had ever taken place. at the event, guests are reported to have enjoyed cheese and wine, and taken part in a secret santa and party games. london had moved into tier 3 restrictions that meant indoor social gatherings were banned and only six people could meet in outdoor public spaces. government guidance specifically banned work christmas lunches or parties. number 10 has insisted that no party took place and all rules were followed. it comes as whitehall sources told the bbc an announcement on tighter coronavirus restrictions could be imminent. my colleague, jo coburn, is in westminster. it is in westminster. was very lively and heated pmq but it was very lively and heated pmqs, but a lot of questions still for the prime minister?— but a lot of questions still for the prime minister? yes, absolutely. i am standing _ prime mini

and then this is more from the itv. >> is it a party?eese and wine. >> it is a business meeting. ros: we don't know which event is being referenced or if it is a joke, but it is worth us remembering the rules that any party at downing street would have breached the government's guidelines at the time and some tories are furious. >> angry, annoyed, and really disappointed that all of this undermines the public trust the people have in the guidance of being asked to follow, and they did follow last year but the people on downing street didn't. ros: the prime minister has also made this announcement. p.m. johnson: i've asked the cabinet secretary to establish the facts and report back. ros: mr. johnson has been repeatedly saying there is no party and no rules are broken. now he ordered an investigation to see if it was true. let's return to where we started. >> for the prime minister condone having a christmas party? >> what's the answer? ros: what's the answer, she asks . we are still waiting for the prime minister to tell us what happened

street from last year that h been causing so much controversy because of a video recording obtained by itvat shows senior staff joking about holding a party at number 10 four days after the event took place. here is some of the video. >> reports that there was a downing street christmas party friday night. >> i went home. [laughter] hold on a moment. >> is it condoned? >> what's the answer? >> don't know. >> the awer is cheese and wine. >> is cheese and wine all right? it was a business meeting. [laughter] this fictional party was a business meeting. it was not socially distant. [laughter] >> the oppositional labor leader says people across the country follow the rules, even when it meant to being separated from loved ones and had a right to expect the same. to lie and laugh about the lies is shameful. we have a prime minister that is soally distanced from the truth. >> the video is what appears to be a sort of practice press conference, a dry run for the woman who had jusbeen appointed the press secretary. she is in that re-briefing room we have gotten used to seeing from the press confer

the duchess of cambridge, which had been expected to be broadcast by the bbc, was instead offered to itvll be the first british monarch to reach their platinum jubilee, marking 70 years since her accession in 1952. previous jubilees have brought people together to celebrate. it's hoped injune they will be able to gather once again, as they did here for the diamond jubilee in 2012, to pay tribute to britain's longest—reigning monarch. we have some exceptionally mild air on the way with temperatures across parts of england set to surge as high as 17 degrees compared to the december average of eight. the england temperature record is 17.7 so it's going to be close to hitting those record levels. today, the best of the bright weather is across scotland and northern ireland. some patchy rain, slow to clear from eastern coastal counties. eventually, this evening the rain is going to clear. then we get heavy rain moving into the south—west overnight. behind that band of rain we start getting the exceptionally mild air with temperatures of 1a in plymouth by the end of the night. frost and fog pa

the duchess of cambridge, which had been expected to be broadcast by the bbc, was instead offered to itveen will be the first british monarch to reach their platinum jubilee, marking 70 years since her accession in 1952. previous jubilees have brought people together to celebrate. it's hoped injune they will be able to gather once again as they did here for the diamond jubilee in 2012, to pay tribute to britain's longest reigning monarch. hello again, and merry christmas. not everybody wants a white christmas believe it or not. the furthest away when the front coming in from the southwest with mild atlanta gear and it is the case throughout the christmas weekend that the further southwest you are, the milder the weather will be in the further northeast you are, even though you may well see some sunshine, it will feel cold is here. as we get out into the night, it's the clear skies which become more widespread across scotland. delivering lowest temperatures put a hard frost setting and places especially in the highlands. as we look to england, wales and northern ireland, cloud from a mist

the duchess of cambridge, which had been expected to be broadcast by the bbc, was instead offered to itvfirst british monarch to reach their platinum jubilee, marking 70 years since her accession in 1952. previous jubilees have brought people together to celebrate. it's hoped injune they will be able to gather once again, as they did here for the diamond jubilee in 2012, to pay tribute to britain's longest—reigning monarch. hello. certainly doesn't feel like the end of december out there. an exceptionally mild day and in fact, the warmest new year's eve on record with temperatures a few degrees above where our previous record stood at 111.8 celsius back in 2011. it's due to a south—westerly wind which is quite blustery at times to the south and west, but after the morning rain across england and wales, a good deal more in the way a brightness around. better chance of seeing some sunshine, some of the best you've seen in over two weeks. but across central parts of scotland we've still got cloudy outbreaks of rain, turning lighter and patchy and to the north of it some cooler air but tempe

then this leak video shows up on itv new showing johnson spokes person rehearsing for a press conference. and that video richard takes the government spin and shattered that. liquor stratton, who was den johnson's press. secretary can be seen taking questions about the christmas party from her colleagues. she's hurting her answers, and it's all one big joke. dissing, what was interesting, there was a down to try to recognize that she's more on a recorded inspection policy with the business needs was not associated stockton resigned. the day after the video was leaked, the prime minister said he was sickened by what he saw. and yet he still denies that a party ever took place. johnson's adept, though, with talking his way out of difficulty. yes. but this looks and feels different. richard, the day after the video was lead to not a single conservative m. p was willing to come on to the media to answer questions or to defend their boss, bbc on its morning, show me the point of this by leaving an empty chair on said. and here's what i t v . 's anchors had to say. we are still waiting for som

the duchess of cambridge, which had been expected to be broadcast by the bbc, was instead offered to itvfirst british monarch to reach their platinum jubilee, marking 70 years since her accession in 1952. previous jubilees have brought people together to celebrate. it's hoped injune they will be able to gather once again, as they did here for the diamond jubilee in 2012, to pay tribute to britain's longest—reigning monarch. hello again. for most people hoping for a white christmas it has been a grey and that one out there. bringing a new meaning to white christmas, the firm on some of the waves hitting parts of the coastline. but we have seen a sprinkling of show in shetland, eastern scotland and higher parts of the pennines and the yorkshire dales for it to be officially declared a white christmas, but not widespread. it has been a very wet day in south—west england. this area of rain made it wet in northern ireland. it is on the move as we get into tonight and that is butting into tonight and that is butting into cold air and the peak district, pennines and southern uplands will see so

then itv showed this. there was a downing street christmas party on friday? i i went home.kesperson, allegra stratton and other aides appeared tojoke about a party coincidently on the same date. this fictional party was a business meeting. it was not socially distanced. miss stratton swiftly resigned. my remarks seemed to make light of the rules, rules that people were doing everything to obey. that was never my intention. i will regret those remarks for the rest of my days and i offer my profound apologies to all of you at home. claims of more potentially rule breaking gatherings came out. i understand and share the anger of the country at seeing number 10 staff seeming to make light of lockdown measures. and i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the rules, mr speaker. because i was also furious to see that clip. the prime minister, the government, spent the week telling the british public there was no party. all guidance was followed completely. millions of people now think the prime mi

the duchess of cambridge, which had been expected to be broadcast by the bbc, was instead offered to itvish monarch to reach their platinum jubilee, marking 70 years since her accession in 1952. previous jubilees have brought people together to celebrate. it's hoped injune they will be able to gather once again as they did here for the diamond jubilee in 2012, to pay tribute to britain's longest reigning monarch. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. getjabbed for christmas — thousands of nhs staff and volunteers will keep vaccination clinics open in england over the festive period. the uk prime minister boris johnson encourages people to have a vaccine in his annual christmas message — saying it's a wonderful thing to do for ourfamilies. at least 37 people are killed in a ferry fire in southern bangladesh. a former minnesota police officer who claimed she confused her handgun for a taser has been found guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting 20—year old daunte wright the little town of bethlehem marks christmas eve in a year where tourism

but recent revelations have damaged mrjohnson, like this video of his staffjoking leaked to itv news., another leak to the guardian, the downing street garden in may 2020, with bottles of wine. the rules at the time said only two could meet outside socially. number 10 says this was a work meeting. three, two, one! and the shock by—election loss in north shropshire. to pass new measures, mrjohnson will have to recall parliament. if the government felt that further action had to be taken, of course we would present that to parliament and it would be for parliament to decide. and the noes to the left, 126. but this week 100 tories already voted against the latest measures, so a new vote could see even more rebels. he's got over 100 conservative mps who are holding _ him to ransom, are saying they won't even vote for the most mild - i restrictions that we voted on inl parliament this week, and so the government is paralysed because of l the conservative party's political. problems and because of - the prime minister's weakness. and that's a very worrying situation for the - country to fin

in a video obtained by itv news, laughing in response to questions from an adviser, ed oldfield, about downing street drinks. what's the answer? i don't know! is cheese and wine 0k! at the time when socialising for everyone was meant to be strictly off—limits. this fictional party was a business meeting. and it was not socially distanced! the fictional party was a business meeting, she says, laughing about the office that was making the rules, not following them. in the real world outside numberio, pubs had been closed, socialising was strictly off—limits as covid took hold again. lockdown was back. there were fines for holding parties. and on that day, 562 people lost their lives to the virus. three, two, one! the problem for boris johnson 12 months on was notjust that a few dozen of his staff got together, nor the laughter about it now revealed, but that all week he hasn't been straight about exactly what went on. last wednesday at prime minister's questions, a notable non—denial. all guidance was followed completely during number 10... a refusal to give more detail on friday. we fol

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