By Ben Kerrigan-
A shameful video obtained and released by The Sunday Mirror shows tory Party staff dancing and joking about Covid restrictions during the height of the pandemic at a Christmas party.
In the first video of Partygate to emerge so far, one attendee can be heard saying: “As long as we don’t stream that we’re, like, bending the rules,” before laughing while a man and woman hold hands and swing dance.
The pair crash into a buffet table stacked with food and wine glasses at one point, while other guests walk past wearing paper crowns and clutching alcoholic drinks.
The video further exposes the scale to which lockdown may have been insincerely imposed on the populace, and employees did not take it seriously at all.
At least 24 people were reportedly at the party which took place at Conservative Party headquarters on December 14 2020, when indoor socialising was banned under Tier 2 restrictions.
Scotland Yard launched an investigation after a picture of the gathering emerged, but concluded that the photo by itself was not sufficient evidence to find an offence had been committed.
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove apologised for the “deeply distressing” video.
Mr Gove told the Camilla Tominey Show: “ I just want to say to GB News viewers that I’m personally sorry that people behaved in this way.
“This video shows people behaving in a completely unacceptable way.
“It’s a great pity that people behaved in this way. There was a significant curtailment of people’s liberty at the time.
“The reason those steps were taken was to reduce the spread of the disease in order to make sure that the pressures on the NHS were manageable in order to make sure that we could treat people who were very ill.
“So again, the actions here are deeply distressing and I could only apologise to people that individuals behaved in this way.”
CCHQ said “formal disciplinary action” was taken against four staff members, who were seconded to the London mayoral campaign of Shaun Bailey, over the “unauthorised” event.
The failed candidate – who was handed a peerage by former prime minister Boris Johnson in his controversial resignation honours list – has previously apologised for the event.
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said the footage shows Tories “openly mocked the rules the British people followed” while Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said it should make ministers “sick to their stomachs”.
“Revellers at this lockdown Tory booze-up openly mocked the rules the British people followed. The Tories think it’s one rule for them and one rule for everyone else,” Ms Rayner said.
“Instead of forcing them to face the consequences, Rishi Sunak has caved into Boris Johnson’s demands and chosen to reward them with honours. It’s a sickening insult.
“This Prime Minister is failing to deliver the integrity he promised and showing he’s too weak to turn the page on 13 years of Tory scandal.”
Lockdown in the Uk was lifted the moment the partygate scandal was first revealed, leading many to believe it was a sham to suit the purposes of the ruling elite.
Former prime minister Boris Johnson, had initially favoured herd immunity, but caved into international pressure to announce a lockdown.
Several members of his party and their employees are believe to have strongly doubted the necessity of lockdown, believing what most of the British public now know to have been a virus mainly affecting those with serious pre-existing health issues.
Leaked WhatsApp messages are also said to have revealed Boris Johnson saying ‘let the bodies pile’, a comment viewed by experts to have been an indication that no extra bodies will pile besides those likely to pile anyway.
”It is inconceivable that a prime minister would talk that recklessly even on a WhatAPP group, one doctor anonymously told The Eye Of Media. It sounded more like a humorous joke ridiculing what may have been necessary to some extent, but at least appeared draconian”