Laurence Fox held a Christmas dinner business meeting with colleagues from his Reclaim party on the last day of Tier 2 - complete with £195 bottle of champagne.
The actor, 42, joined five political commentators including Emma Webb, Jake Scott and Calvin Robinson for the meal at posh London Piccadilly restaurant The Woseley.
Lewis actor Laurence, who sparked controversy last month after describing the NHS as unfit for purpose and declaring staff aren t my saviours , started at lunchtime.
The group met under provisions of Tier 2 which allows people to meet in a cafe or restaurant as long as it is a business meeting. Under Tier 3 restrictions that came in today it would have been outlawed.