rescue cats and dogs. borisjohnson has previously dismissed claims he prioritised animals saying it was all nonsense. this is what he said on the 7th of december last year when he was asked about it. the committee has been hidden from an official who says the response was chaotic and has suggested you yourself entered means to get the animal charity out and they got priority over afghan people, did you enter been? ida. priority over afghan people, did you enter been? enter been? no, that is complete nonsense but enter been? no, that is complete nonsense but i enter been? no, that is complete nonsense but i think enter been? no, that is complete nonsense but i think the - enter been? no, that is complete | nonsense but i think the operation to air left 50,000 people out of kabul any way be dead was one of the outstanding military achievements of the xxx and the way we did was one of the outstanding military achievements of the past 50 years. that was boris johnson speaking achieve
latest event? it jonathan, what is known about this latest event? latest event? it happened on the 17th of december latest event? it happened on the 17th of december last latest event? it happened on the 17th of december last year - latest event? it happened on the 17th of december last year when | 17th of december last year when london was under tier 3 restrictions, invitations went out from simon case for a christmas party, as it was described, to 15 people or so, not everyone turned up. the official version of events from the cabinet office was that this was a virtual quiz for the most part among staff in his private office. there were a small number of those people working in the office throughout the pandemic who took part at their desks, others joined in remotely and simon case played no part in it although he was working in an adjacent office and did walk through and speak to staff on his way out that night. it went on for about an hour way out that night. it went on for ab
what we are talking about here. good evenina. what we are talking about here. good evening- there what we are talking about here. good evening. there has what we are talking about here. (emf. evening. there has been a what we are talking about here. (ef>;f>f. evening. there has been a long list of party accusations in whitehall over the last couple of weeks, indeed over the last 2a hours or so. this one is about the private office of the cabinet secretary, simon case. now, the allegation is that there were e mails sent out that were entitled christmas party for an event that took place on the 17th of december last year. we understand it was a quiz and that people who took part where those already in the office. they had drinks and something to eat at their desks. no full details of exactly what the government is going to say in response to this, but it s another one of those events that calls into question whether everybody in whitehall was following the rules that the people aroun
that. interesting to talk to you. - i m sorry we don t have longer, but good to talk to you for now. thank you very much indeed. let s turn to the other of you very much indeed. let s turn to the othe ., ,., .., , you very much indeed. let s turn to the othe ., , ., ., the other of political news around here today- here today. it really is just developing in the last few minutes, the bbc has been told that the position of the cabinet secretary, simon case, as the man cabinet secretary, simon case, as the ma ., ., , ., ., the man reading that investigation into downing street christmas parties last year is now under consideration. the bbc understands invites were sent out for what was described as a christmas party on the 17th of december last year for members of simon case s private office. the snp s westminster leader ian blackford has written to the prime minister after reports of a party at mr case s office. this is all december of last year. let s try to unravel all of this and