'I will regret those remarks for the rest of my days' Government spokeswoman Allegra Stratton gives tearful statement as she resigns, after she was seen in video joking about lockdown Christmas party at No 10
But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the prime minister had "taken the public for fools" after a week when Downing Street refused to confirm what happened at the party.
The video was recorded the week after the party, and showed Ms Stratton alongside other No 10 staff members in the Downing Street briefing room. She laughed, saying "is cheese and wine all right?" before adding: "This fictional party was a business meeting and it was not socially distanced." The Metropolitan Police said it would not be investigating any potential breaches following the release of the video citing "an absence of evidence".Watch: Video obtained by ITV News shows Downing Street staff joking about a No 10 Christmas party during a mock press conference
She added: "That was never my intention. I will regret those remarks for the rest of my days and offer my profound apologies to all of you at home for them."Earlier, at the start of Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Johnson apologised "unreservedly for the offence" caused by the video.Education department chief admits December party
Sir Keir said the prime minister's apology "raised more questions than answers", and that "millions of people now think the prime minister was taking them for fools and they were lied to".The Labour leader pointed to the story of a woman whose mum called her on the day the party happened "breathless and feverish".
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