Rosie Holt: the satirist whose ‘Tory MP’ video had so many fooled

She began creating them as an outlet during the first lockdown, now the actress's spoof sketches are a massive internet hit

The video was, according to former Ukip leader Henry Bolton, evidence of the declining quality of MPs. Anthony Grayling, the philosopher, described her as a bald-faced emetic" and Philip Pullman, the author, said he was aghast".

Their collective outrage was directed at the words of Rosie Holt who, asked by an interviewer whether she attended any of the Downing Street parties, said that until Sue Gray completes her report your guess is as good as mine: I don't know whether I attended the party".