what people have been hearing isjust a constant litany of stuff about politics and politicians and. stuff that isn t about them. but it keeps coming. it has emerged this man s team, simon case, the most senior civil servant in the country, had a virtual quiz in the office, called a christmas party, during lockdown. he was the one meant to be investigating whitehall parties. but tonight, miraculously, he stepped aside. another revered, perhaps even feared civil servant, sue gray, will ask the questions instead. 232. shameful! it is just the latest in a series of missteps and mistakes for number ten. it began when the government tried to change the rules on mps behaviour when a tory was found to have broken them. forgive my absence during some of the morning. that unleashed a torrent of claims about big money for second jobs. laughter.
about his leadership style after the conservatives crushing defeat in the north shropshire by election. the liberal democrats overturned a huge tory majority of almost 23,000 and won by nearly 6,000 votes. mrjohnson said he took personal responsibility for the result, but also blamed a constant litany of stuff about politics and politicians in the media. the shock result follows a torrid week for the prime minister, with a major commons rebellion over tougher covid measures, and criticism of downing street parties held in breach of lockdown rules. tonight the country s top civil servant, the cabinet secretary simon case, stepped aside from leading the inquiry into those parties, after it emerged an event had been held in his own office. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. two, one. cheering. they might not do subtle. it turns out that if you take the people for granted, there is a price to pay.
ask them for advice. we have to give these guys credit on the inside, martha. i think what we are hearing from the outside is this constant litany of criticism, the newspaper articles, all this other stuff. there is an agenda that has been put in place, that they are executing. if i m going to be critical of anything, and i always try to be an effective spokesperson because i love the president, but i would be critical of the leaking. i think it is not to upset him that there is some level of disloyalty and self service going on people that are leaking and shooting at each other. i think it s inappropriate and frankly, at this point, it is somewhat unpatriotic. martha: hear what you are saying. i want to pull up this monmouth university poll, which took a look at this different individuals, but it took a look at the president. as president trump tomorrow to help or hurt when he speaks for the administration? s ghost to the suggestion that he needs to be more out in front and be his