but last christmas i was spending my time getting trade deals over the line. we now know this man, number 10 press chief jack doyle, was at the event on 18 december. sources have told the bbc mr doyle offered boris johnson his resignation but the prime minister would not accept it something downing street denies. the second political headache facing the prime minister concerns his costly flat refurbishment. downing street has said officials are now liaising with boris johnson s adviser on standards, lord geidt, following the publication of a report yesterday into how the work was paid for. hi, nice to see you. sir keir starmer, today meeting people helping in the aftermath of storm arwen, stopped short of calling for mrjohnson to quit, but. he s not fit for office, and because he s not fit for office he won t resign. and the question really is for tory members of the cabinet, tory mps, to ask themselves, are they prepared to put up with this?
minister would not accept it something downing street denies. the second political headache facing the prime minister concerns his costly flat refurbishment. downing street has said officials are now liaising with boris johnson s adviser on standards, lord geidt, following the publication of a report yesterday into how the work was paid for. hi, nice to see you. sir keir starmer, today meeting people helping in the aftermath of storm arwen, stopped short of calling for mrjohnson to quit, but. he s not fit for office and because he s not fit for office he won t resign, and the question really is for tory members of the cabinet, tory mps, to ask themselves, are they prepared to put up with this? for now, the answer is yes. many tory mps are miserable but they re not yet mutinous. one former cabinet minister told me
questions about the party held at downing street last december despite coronavirus restrictions after it emerged the man running the government s communications team was one of the guests. it s understood that jack doyle made a speech at the chriistmas event and handed out awards to press office staff. number ten has repeatedly denied the party took place or that any covid rules were broken despite a video emerging on tuesday which showed downing street officials joking about it. the government s chief whip, mark spencer, has said the prime minister would not have lied about any parties, and instead suggested the event on 18th december was a meeting about coronavirus. in a separate development, mrjohnson s adviser on standards is reported to be seeking clarification following claims that the prime minister gave him misleading information about the refurbishment of his downing street flat. and tory backbenchers are expected to mount a substantial rebellion next week over new cov
including extending vaccine passports, mandatory check in at venues and mandating face masks in secondary school classrooms. the telegraph reports that the prime minister is being urged by three former education ministers to keep schools open to minimize disruption to school children. but a poll by the mirror suggests that nearly four in five people would be less likely to listen to any covid rules set by borisjohnson in the wake of the controversy over the downing street christmas parties scandal. and the financial times highlights further pressure on the prime minister as the adviser on standards is demanding new information after discrepencies over the payment of downing street flat refurbishment. so let s begin. starting with the sun, three jobs is best shot. starting with the sun, three “obs is best shot. , ., , ,., , starting with the sun, three “obs is best shot. , ., , , a, , best shot. yes, absolutely. boris johnson s best shot. yes, absolutely. boris johnson s got
the sun reports on predictions that omicron cases could reach up to a million next year. whilst the guardian leads on a warning from health officials that stringent national measures are needed to combat the variant or else the nhs faces being overwhelmed with up to 5,000 hospital admissions a day. the times says some of those measures ministers are considering include extending vaccine passports, compulsary check in at venues and mandating facemasks in secondary school classrooms. the telegraph reports that the prime minister is being urged by three former education ministers to keep schools open even if cases rise in order to minimise disruption to school children. but a poll by the mirror suggests that nearly 4 in 5 people would be less likely to listen to any covid rules set by borisjohnson in the wake of the controversy over the downing street christmas parties scandal. and the financial times highlights further pressure on the prime minister as the adviser on standards