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He resigned crying with a colleague of Boris Johnson who was laughing at the party amid a lockdown

The resignation submitted by the former representative of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Allegra Stratton, after posting a video in which he appeared to be joking and laughing for a Christmas party in Downing Street last year in violation of restrictive rules for Covid-19.

“I have submitted my resignation to the prime minister,” he said. with tears in his eyes, Allegra Stratton, after apologizing to the British and explaining that will regret “for the rest of her life” for what he said, causing a political storm.

Stratton, according to the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, was a spokeswoman when the video in question was shot in December 2020. Most recently, she was Johnson’s spokesperson for COP26.

In this video, Stratton “rehearsed” with the staff of the prime minister’s office in order to inform the journalists. He appeared to laugh and make jokes about this holiday, at a time when millions of people across Britain were not allowed to celebrate Christmas with relatives and friends or even to say goodbye to their loved ones who were dying.

“I understand the anger and frustration that people feel. To all of you who lost loved ones, who experienced unbearable loneliness and fought for your jobs… I am sincerely sorry and this afternoon I submit my resignation to the Prime Minister “said Stratton.

Salo in Britain: Downing Street’s response

Downing Street responded to the video by stressing that “there was no Christmas party. The rules for covid-19 are always followed “.

A source who spoke to the BBC confirmed however a party was held on Downing Street on December 18, 2020, in the presence of “several dozen” people.

Opposition fire – Request even for Johnson’s resignation

The leader of Labor Kir Starmer criticized the British government for its “shameful” behavior, as broadcast by APE-MPE. “People all over the country followed the rules even when they had to be away from their loved ones. They have the right to expect the government to do the same. “Lying and laughing at these lies is shameful,” he said.

THE Ian Blackford, chairman of the Scottish SNP parliamentary group, said that Johnson is no longer trustworthy and should “leave his post immediately”. “The government is violating its own rules for covid-19 and then making fun of videos on the subject,” Blackford told STV News. “It is really unacceptable and I must say, unfortunately, that based on this behavior (…) he must leave and he must leave now,” he stressed.

The government must “answer serious questions. “And fast,” wrote Conservative MP Roger Gale on Twitter.

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