Top ministers pull out of morning interviews as government dodges questions on leaked 'Xmas party'

Boris Johnson faces tough questions over
the leaked footage of government aides
laughing about a Christmas party last year. (Getty)

Senior government ministers have pulled out of key broadcast interviews this morning following the emergence of leaked footage showing government aides joking about a Christmas party last year.

In footage obtained by ITV News and released on Tuesday, the prime minister’s then-press secretary Allegra Stratton and adviser Ed Oldfield, along with other aides, were filmed laughing about a “fictional” Downing Street party in December 2020 – when much of England was under strict lockdown restrictions.

Health secretary Sajid Javid was due to be appear on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Wednesday morning but the programmed said he cancelled after the footage emerged.

Presenter Nick Robinson said: “We were expecting to speak to the health secretary Sajid Javid this morning but we were told just a few minutes after that video emerged that no minister would be available to speak on the programme today.”

By Andy Wells.

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