we were advised. hours after that tweet was posted, in the evening of the 18th, there was a party in no.10. we know about it because of a daily mirror story on tuesday. it described how: there is, i should add, no suggestion the prime minister was at this party. soon though the bbc s laura kuenssberg had more details. laura reported: we know from a source that there were drinks and there were nibbles and there were games, drinks. drinks, nibbles, games. and so it was that we saw this exchange at prime minister s questions.
you can find more reports for me and the team elsewhere on the bbc. my name on iplayer in the news category. you can listen to audio versions each week on the bbc sounds app and on your smart speaker. our videos are on the bbc news website, as well. just before we wrap up the sale we should return to berlin, a being aired the hell they are to mark angela merkel stepping down as chancellor of germany after 16 years. the outgoing chancellor gets to choose three musical pieces was up to choose three musical pieces was up two of anglo myrtles were reasonably traditional and ham and a popular song put up she also chose a song by nina harkin called you forgot the colour fell. it s very popular in the former east germany where a chance i spent most of her
nature of its economy, the different laws of the lives by have largely been shaped by her leadership assets has its position in the world. let s bring in the bbc correspondent as we look at this and damien, does every chancellor get a sign off like this? yes, they do. it is a big ceremony and it s the biggest honour you can get from germany s military. so, every would get the ceremony but, they don t quite do with the same way as angela merkel does it. she is known to be quite a reticent character with the good sense of humour and the song she has chosen has really surprised everyone. we look back at him when he left him because he chose a couple of the songs in the ceremony, when he left, he chose i did it my way, by frank sinatra which says a lot about his personality. angela merkel has chosen a very different song reflecting her own personality, and 18 century christian him, she grew
s does the prime minister really expected people were banned from christmas last year to make it was fine for him and his friends to throw a party in downing street? but i can what i can tell the right honourable gentleman is that all guidance was followed completely during no 10. the prime minister s spokes person also commented saying: they were then asked by a journalist: to which they replied: and we don t have anything explaining how this party could be within the rules. because as bbc reality check notes: or as chris mason put it: if something looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks, it probably is a duck.
really upsetting. it is upsetting and insulting. it really is disgusting. to be honest. the morning after the games, drinks and nibbles in downing street, the prime minister was to ask even more of people. having repeatedly said he wouldn t change the rules at christmas, mrjohnson made this announcement. it is with a very heavy heart that we cannot continue with christmas as planned. millions of christmas gatherings were cancelled. less than 24 hours after downing street had had a gathering of its own. and while the prime minister maintains this didn t break the rules he s offered no evidence to explain why. further coverage of that story and lots of others that we bring you one outside source through the bbc news website. is bbc dot com slash news website. is bbc dot com slash news we can download the app onto your smartphone and very easily search for it on bbc news. and on our second part of outside source, we ll look at the issue of abortion in