{"id":1109213,"date":"2021-12-11T14:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T19:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109213"},"modified":"2021-12-11T14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T19:28:40","slug":"bojos-press-chief-spoke-at-party-govt-claims-didnt-happen-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bojos-press-chief-spoke-at-party-govt-claims-didnt-happen-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"BoJo&#039;s Press Chief Spoke at &#039;Party&#039; Govt Claims Didn&#039;t Happen: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbojos-press-chief-spoke-at-party-govt-claims-didnt-happen-reports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Boris-Johnson-1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u2019s press chief, Jack Doyle, allegedly spoke at the 18th of December \u201cparty\u201d that No 10 claimed didn\u2019t happen, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>Several news outlets including ITV have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2021-12-09\/boris-johnsons-senior-aide-gave-awards-at-downing-street-christmas-party\">reported<\/a> that Prime Minister Johnson\u2019s press secretary Jack Doyle spoke to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-59601447\">crowd of 20-30<\/a> people at the alleged party, claimed to have taken place on December 18th last year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>It is also alleged that Doyle gave out <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/top-number-10-adviser-addressed-staff-at-downing-street-christmas-party-which-is-now-under-investigation-12491097\">\u201cthank you awards\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;to Number 10 staffers at this event, which took place just two days after London went into a lockdown where social events and the mixing of different households was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-55306928\">prohibited<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Doyle\u2019s handing out of \u201cthank you awards\u201d, if confirmed, would add to the growing evidence that the government\u2019s claims that a gathering constituting a \u201cparty\u201d did not take place \u2014 or that such any such gathering that did occur would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/politics\/10-downing-street-christmas-party-covid-video-allegra-stratton-boris-johnson-lockdown-b970643.html\">followed the coronavirus legislation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Doyle\u2019s alleged awards, an anonymous BBC source has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-59603553\">claimed<\/a> that there was food, drink, and party games at the event.&nbsp;Further complicating matters for Prime Minister Johnson, a&nbsp;video has leaked showing senior Downing Street staff joking about holding a non-socially-distanced gathering, allegedly filmed just four days after the alleged party took place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Addressing the accusations and footage during Prime Minister\u2019s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday, Mr Johnson continued to deny that he had knowledge of a party, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/08\/boris-denies-2020-lockdown-breaking-christmas-party-despite-video-leak-of-no-10-staff-joking-about-it\/\">saying<\/a>:&nbsp;\u201cI have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party and that no Covid rules were broken, and that is what I have been repeatedly assured.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.7931034482759\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">England Mask Mandate Sees Major Expansion as Restrictions Mount <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xPPlWHjTFg\">https:\/\/t.co\/xPPlWHjTFg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1469307889550569477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the reporting of Doyle\u2019s attendance, Downing Street appears to have U-turned on their earlier stance of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/christmas-party-downing-street-video-b1973278.html\">denying<\/a>&nbsp;that a party took place, and instead have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/politics\/pm-senior-aide-speech-downing-street-party\/\">opened a review<\/a> into the alleged event.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the Labour opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, has condemned Boris over the alleged party scandal,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Keir_Starmer\/status\/1469082746089885698?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\">tweeting<\/a>: \u201cBoris Johnson is unfit to lead our country.\u201d&nbsp;Over 66,000 people had \u2018liked\u2019 the tweet as of the time of this article\u2019s publication.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Doyle became Johnson\u2019s Press Secretary in 2020 following a career as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/jack-doyle-boris-johnson-downing-street-b1973474.html\">journalist<\/a> at the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>. Doyle reportedly receives between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-59601447\">\u00a3140,000&nbsp;and \u00a3144,999<\/a> a year for his government role.<\/p>\n<p>News of Doyle\u2019s alleged involvement in a party comes as Johnson is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2021\/dec\/09\/boris-johnson-accused-of-misleading-ethics-adviser-over-no-10-refurb\">accused of misleading<\/a> his ethics advisor over the cost of the refurbishment of his flat on Downing Street.<\/p>\n<p>The Tories failed to report&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/politics\/breaking-tories-fined-17800-breaching-25653921\">\u00a352,801.72 of a&nbsp;\u00a367,801.72<\/a> donation that was used for the refurbishment to the Electoral Commission. This has resulted in the Conservatives being fined&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-59591917\">\u00a317,800<\/a> by the Electoral Commission for \u201cfailing to accurately report a donation\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.8021978021978\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UK Move Towards Mandatory Vaccination Would Create \u2018Subclass of People\u2019, Warns Big Brother Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AyKrnODRdC\">https:\/\/t.co\/AyKrnODRdC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1469261611378429952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u2019s press chief, Jack Doyle, allegedly spoke at the 18th of December \u201cparty\u201d that No 10 claimed didn\u2019t happen, according to multiple reports. 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