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can you pinpoint when you first thought, my goodness, this is a huge story? . well, last tuesday i was sitting in the number 9 briefing room, the same room in fact that the video that paul and itv showed of allegra stratton was filmed in. of allegra stratton was filmed in, and listening to the prime minister s official spokesman at the normal lobby briefing. that morning on the radio drjenny harris, the uk health security agency chief had suggested that people might want to be a bit careful about how they socialise at christmas and cut back on that in the coming weeks because of the emergence of omicron variant. and with that in the back of our minds we were all asking questions of the pm s spokesman about whether we should be having christmas parties, whether it was wise to follow her advice and what the official guidance was. and he made quite clear that the official guidance at that time was not to cut back on christmas parties, these things could ahead.
these televised. the first time televised briefing it happened in the uk, the white house briefing had already happened in america for the idea would that she would come and present what is actually a regular lobby briefing that takes place but it would be on camera for the first time. what she was doing was asking colleagues to help her to rehearse. there were press officers and special advisers in the room that were throwing her the kind of questions journalists would ask her potentially if she was doing it for real on that day. and she was rehearsing her answers. sometimes formally, sometimes less formally, which is actually what you see in the clip that you just played there. we were looking at the video and of course the impact that it s had. we noticed some questions coming up
and present what is actually a regular and present what is actually a regular lobby briefing that takes regular lobby briefing that takes place but it would be on camera takes place but it would be on camera for the first time. what she was camera for the first time. what she was doing was asking colleagues to help her to rehearse they were at press offices rehearse they were at press offices and special advises in the room offices and special advises in the room that was thrown her the room that was thrown her the kind the room that was thrown her the kind of questions journalist would ask her potentially if she was doing it for real potentially if she was doing it for real on that day. and she was for real on that day. and she was rehearsing her answers. sometimes formally sometimes less formally which is actually what less formally which is actually what you less formally which is actually what you see in the clip that you what you see in the clip that you just
heard about injanuary. can you pinpoint when you first thought, my goodness, this is a huge story? well, last tuesday i was sitting in the number nine briefing room, the same room in fact that the video that paul and itv showed of allegra stratton was filmed in. and listening to the prime ministers official spokesman at the normal lobby briefing. that morning on the radio doctorjenny harris, the uk health security agency chief had suggested that people might want to be a bit careful about how they socialise at christmas and cut back on that in the coming weeks because of the emergence of omicron variant. and with that in the back of our minds we were all asking question of the pm spokesman about whether we should be having christmas parties, whether it was wise to follow her advice and what the official guidance was. and he made quite clear that the official guidance at that time was not to cut back on christmas parties, these things could ahead. it was really quite clear about that.