Allegra Stratton resigns after No 10 Christmas party video
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5STCY)
Boris Johnson sorry to lose' spokesperson for climate summit who was seen in footage joking about party during lockdown
Allegra Stratton has stepped down as the government's spokesperson for the Cop26 climate summit after footage emerged of her joking about a party at Downing Street during the peak of lockdown rules in December last year.
Boris Johnson told a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday that Stratton had been an outstanding spokeswoman ... I am very sorry to lose her". But he added: I take responsibility for everything that happens in this government and I have throughout the pandemic."
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