No 10 faces Tory and public backlash over Christmas party video
by Rowena Mason and Aubrey Allegretti from on (#5ST28)
Sajid Javid pulls out of interviews amid anger over footage of aides joking about party during lockdown
The health secretary, Sajid Javid, pulled out of Wednesday morning's broadcast interviews after a video emerged showing No 10 aides laughing about a Christmas party during Covid restrictions. The government was facing a furious Tory and public backlash against its behaviour.
No ministers were available to be interviewed on the BBC, Sky, ITV and other media, despite Javid having been due to appear for the first anniversary of the vaccination campaign. Other government figures - including the vaccines minister and justice secretary - also pulled out of planned broadcast interviews later in the day.
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