1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,840 {\an8}This programme contains very strong language and scenes that some viewers may find upsetting 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:07,160 {\an8}People have different stories 4 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,520 {\an8}about what happened in Downing Street during lockdown. 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 6 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,200 {\an8}Your callers seem to agree with you, 7 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,520 {\an8}but I think you're completely wrong. Tell me why. 8 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,280 Just... just sit down here? Yeah, that's good. 9 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,040 Here's your paper. 10 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,760 If you need that document. OK. 11 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,160 You call it Partygate, yeah? Mm-hm. 12 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,680 The Government kept working - they had to. 13 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:31,880 They were running the country. 14 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:37,880 If, during their working time, they take ten minutes, whatever, 15 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,640 to have a drink, have a cup of tea, 16 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,520 to wish the Prime Minister happy birthday - 17 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,920 and it was never more than 10-15 minutes, was it? 18 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:45,800 That's not a party. Well, you... 19 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,720 It never has been a party. OK. 20 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:52,800 Hello, I'm Grace Greenwood, 21 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,560 former special adviser in the Brexit Unit 22 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,200 at Number 10 Downing Street. 23 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,200 I loved him from the start. 24 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:01,560 He wasn't like the others. 25 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:02,720 What do you do to relax? 26 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,760 What do you do to switch off? Er, I... 27 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,440 I - well, I like to... 28 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,880 ...paint, erm, or I make things. 29 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,480 I like to... What do you make? I make... 30 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,560 I have a thing where I make models of... 31 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,400 ...buses. I put passengers... 32 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:24,800 You really want to know this? 33 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,440 You're making buses, you're making cardboard buses. I paint... 34 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,200 OK, that's what you do to enjoy yourself. 35 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,040 I paint, no, I paint the passengers... 36 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,520 ...enjoying themselves. OK. 37 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:33,720 Sedgefield! 38 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,600 He got Brexit done. 39 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,200 And now, he was giving the North the chance to take back control. 40 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:40,800 Darlington! CHEERING 41 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,800 ...Once-in-a-lifetime chance for us to take back control. 42 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:46,160 And, even more amazing... 43 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,840 SHE SCREAMS ...I had a job in his Government. 44 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,480 My bracket is more to do with, erm, implementing struc... Yes. 45 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,720 I'm not really qualified to be having this kind 46 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,240 of conversation, because... 47 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,120 I couldn't actually believe it, 48 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,520 but I had always wanted to make a difference. 49 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,000 I didn't know anyone else in Number 10. 50 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,200 I think the scientific evidence is, well... 51 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,080 And, to be honest, people weren't that friendly. 52 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:11,520 Our judgment is wash, er, 53 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,760 washing your hands is the crucial thing. 54 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,920 But then, after a few weeks, 55 00:02:15,920 --> 00:02:17,520 the events started to happen. 56 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:18,960 {\an8}I'm shaking hands continuous... 57 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,160 {\an8}I was at a hospital the other night where, 58 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,960 I think there were actually a few coronavirus patients, 59 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,600 and I shook hands with everybody, you'll be pleased to know, 60 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,080 and I continue to shake hands and, er... 61 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,080 Our judgment is wash. Er... 62 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:34,760 ...before you shake hands, obviously. 63 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,720 Good afternoon. Here's the latest on the coronavirus outbreak... 64 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,080 There are now 90 confirmed cases of the corona... 65 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,680 ...bringing the total to 500... 66 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,080 ...After nearly 300 deaths, 67 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,800 the Italian Prime Minister announced drastic limits on... 68 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,640 ...In Denmark, schools, libraries, and leisure facilities are shut, 69 00:02:48,640 --> 00:02:50,720 and most schools are also closed in Spain. 70 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,360 The UK increasingly looking alone in Europe... 71 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,560 Other European countries were locking down, 72 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:56,960 but the boss was resisting. 73 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,640 ...Seems to go against the freedom-loving instincts 74 00:02:59,640 --> 00:03:00,800 of the British people. 75 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,440 French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France 76 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:04,840 and most European Union... 77 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,360 Death rates were rising fast. 78 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,320 In the end, there was no choice. 79 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,880 Will this square be empty in two weeks' time? 80 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,320 And should it, like Italy, be empty now? 81 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:16,560 Good evening. 82 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,240 From this evening, you must stay at home. 83 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,080 If your friends ask you to meet, 84 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:23,760 you should say no. 85 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,800 You should not be meeting family members who do not live 86 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:28,000 in your home. 87 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,880 {\an8}This is a message from the Port Talbot Council. 88 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,520 {\an8}Please follow the Government rules at this time. 89 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,720 If you don't follow the rules, the police will enforce them 90 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,360 through fines and dispersing gatherings. 91 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,720 {\an8}Go home, please. It's not a holiday. 92 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,800 {\an8}It's a lockdown, which means you don't just come in and sunbathe. 93 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,280 {\an8}Can you please just leave? 94 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,520 When they started, 95 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,040 it was really nice. 96 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:58,480 If this, if this virus were a, erm, were a physical mugger... 97 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,240 I'm Annabel. Hello. 98 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,200 I'm Grace. Hi. Erm... 99 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,280 I'm in the Brexit unit, doing COVID, like everyone else. 100 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,000 Yeah, I'm on COVID messaging, along with... 101 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,160 ...being the deputy head of the PM's diary and visits, which... 102 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,320 Oh, wow. It's not "wow", it's a fancy way of saying nanny. 103 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,680 I essentially schedule his nap times and take his temperature, 104 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,440 walk the dog, that sort of thing. 105 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,760 A-Are we, erm, are we still in a meeting? 106 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,280 Yeah, but, I mean, we're having a drink now. 107 00:04:29,280 --> 00:04:31,960 OK. It's lovely to meet you. 108 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,720 BORIS JOHNSON CONTINUES SPEAKING 109 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:37,800 Through the protective doors, 110 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,600 down a corridor, and on to a unit 111 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,960 that few will even know exists. 112 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,560 There are six of these centres in the UK. 113 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,280 All have been striving to keep some of the very sickest 114 00:04:48,280 --> 00:04:52,320 COVID-19 patients alive after ventilators have failed. 115 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,920 It's no wonder they're sometimes called the Hail Mary wards. 116 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,120 ALARM BLARES 117 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:01,600 We're interrupted by the cardiac arrest alarm 118 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,240 going off in a side bay. 119 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,920 Staff who we hadn't even seen before, suddenly appear. 120 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,320 Everyone now well-versed in an emergency. 121 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,480 A few days after drinks in the garden, 122 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:20,120 I got an invitation from the boss's principal private secretary. 123 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,520 "Hi, all. 124 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,800 "After what has been an incredibly busy period, 125 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,000 "we thought it would be nice to make the most of this lovely weather 126 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,600 {\an8}"and have some socially distanced 127 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,440 {\an8}"drinks in the Number 10 garden 128 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:32,800 "this evening. 129 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,120 {\an8}"Please join us from 6pm, 130 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:40,680 {\an8}"and bring your own booze." 131 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,440 Martin Reynolds had actually invited 200 people, 132 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,720 and there were a few things to organise. 133 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,160 "Could you please pop out 134 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,960 "a couple of tables for us to host 135 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,000 "these drinks in the garden 136 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,920 "on Weds eve?" 137 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,520 Stay safe. Thank you. 138 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,720 "Just to flag that 139 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,440 "the press conference will probably 140 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,480 "be finishing around that time. 141 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,520 "So, helpful if people can be mindful of that 142 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:09,200 "as speakers and cameras are leaving, 143 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,320 "not walking around, 144 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,960 "waving bottles of wine, etc." 145 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,080 "Will do my... best." 146 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,080 OK, who wants to come with me to get some booze for tonight? 147 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:29,800 Josh? 148 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,000 I mean, Martin said to bring your own bottle. 149 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,560 I know, but in case you run out. 150 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:34,720 Yeah, of course. 151 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,080 Yeah. Yeah, I'll go. 152 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:37,440 Yep, great. Come on, then. 153 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:44,560 Ooh. 154 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:51,360 One, six, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12... 155 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,800 So, are we... 156 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,040 Are we - are we having a party? 157 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:00,960 No, just socially distanced drinks. 158 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,240 Er, it's for a work event, actually. 159 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:18,280 That's an increase of 2,472 cases since yesterday. 160 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:23,840 9,953 people are currently in hospital with coronavirus. 161 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:31,000 That is down 13%, from 11,443 this time last week. 162 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,040 And sadly, of those who have... 163 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,120 THEY LAUGH ...tested positive for coronavirus 164 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,000 across all settings, 165 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,720 35,704 have now sadly died. 166 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:45,600 That is an increase of 363 fatalities since yesterday. 167 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:48,040 But, as the Prime Minister announced this week, 168 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,760 you can spend time outdoors and you can meet one person 169 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,160 outside your household in a public place, 170 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,480 provided that you stay two metres apart. 171 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:01,120 BORIS JOHNSON: I-I implicitly believe this to be a work event. 172 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,360 So, where are you from? Er, Darlington. 173 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:05,600 Right near Durham. 174 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,600 Oh, the famous Red Wall. Yeah. 175 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,800 So who do you know? Here? Yeah. 176 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,600 No, I don't know anyone. 177 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:12,920 You don't know anyone? 178 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,160 How'd you end up in Number 10? 179 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,360 Erm, I worked at Vote Leave for a bit. 180 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,080 So, is this a job for you, or something more? 181 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,720 N-No, I...I really want to help change things. 182 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,080 ...Speech, but cometh the hour. 183 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,040 {\an8}In the seventh week of the lockdown, 184 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,560 {\an8}the United Kingdom has now recorded 185 00:08:33,560 --> 00:08:36,400 {\an8}Europe's highest number of deaths linked to the coronavirus. 186 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,200 We have overtaken Italy, the first country in the world 187 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,280 to instigate a national lockdown. 188 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,080 This is a gathering that cannot happen under the current COVID-19 189 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,480 legislation and restrictions! 190 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,520 HIGH-PITCHED:Hello! WOMAN CHUCKLES 191 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:58,560 Hello. 192 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,440 {\an8}I'm holding her - mine's all steamed up cos... 193 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,320 Drop your head. ...the air thing's... 194 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:07,520 Just drop your head. 195 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,960 So it's now one metre-plus, not two metres. 196 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,880 And they've just spent the last 15 years renovating 197 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:14,680 this huge chateau in France. 198 00:09:14,680 --> 00:09:17,160 No, I-I don't think that's actually the case. 199 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,160 I think we've all done different figures here. 200 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,320 We're not, kind of - yeah, we all have different ways 201 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:22,840 of measuring our death rates. 202 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,680 "Leaving drinks - can we discuss handling? 203 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:28,160 "Is it safe to do a larger event indoors, 204 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,000 "but with some people carrying on 205 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,400 "outside afterwards?" 206 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,960 "Well, I'm not sure it works at all for me. 207 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,200 {\an8}"I don't see how we can have any kind of party." 208 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,400 "So, you're saying nothing?" 209 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,120 "Well, it's your decision, 210 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:46,600 "but it obviously comes with 211 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,720 "rather substantial comms risks." 212 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,760 What a knob end. 213 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,560 Oh, it's nice, it's like - 214 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:00,800 it's basically just like... 215 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,000 How do I get from being jolly, having a glass of wine... 216 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,800 There's no blend, it's literally... 217 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,400 ...to not remembering running through St Vincent portmanteau? 218 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,160 Sounds nice! Really beautiful at this time of year. Great food. 219 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,520 {\an8}I just literally just, like, jumped... 220 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:13,920 {\an8}ALL GASP 221 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,400 Oh, dear. Yeah, that's not good. 222 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,760 Erm, do you think maybe we switch rooms? Yeah. 223 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,320 Guys, we're going to... 224 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:20,840 We're going to move next door. 225 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:22,320 Shall I get my... 226 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:23,960 Shall I get the karaoke machine? 227 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,280 Ooh! 228 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,520 Highest standards, highest standards... 229 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,240 Highest standards of integrity. 230 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,000 I'm delighted to be taking on this important role. 231 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:42,400 I'm looking forward to building on the excellent work of Sue Gray, 232 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:46,680 and supporting the Prime Minister in upholding the highest standards 233 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:48,720 of integrity within Government. 234 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,240 ♪ The power of love 235 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,920 ♪ A force from above... ♪ 236 00:10:59,920 --> 00:11:02,720 ♪ Every now and then I fall apart! 237 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:03,960 CHEERING 238 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,960 ALL: # And I need you now tonight 239 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,800 ♪ And I need you more than ever... ♪ 240 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,000 CHANTING: One more song! OK, OK, OK. One more song! 241 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,080 ♪ Some people think I'm bonkers 242 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,000 ♪ But I just think I'm free 243 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,480 ♪ Man, I'm just living my life 244 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,440 ♪ There's nothing crazy about me... 245 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:24,880 ♪ Bonkers! ♪ 246 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,800 CHEERING 247 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,320 MUSIC: Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran 248 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,760 Pretty much all this lot, actually, 249 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,880 have tried to cop off with me at some point, 250 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,160 whether at school, your think tanks. 251 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:40,560 Right. 252 00:11:40,560 --> 00:11:42,280 That's Josh Fitzmaurice. 253 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,840 He is incredibly available. 254 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,800 Eton, loves a party, clearly. 255 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,200 Oh, he knows Alice, from the Taxpayers' Alliance - 256 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:50,520 and Oxford, of course. 257 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,960 I think, actually, they used to go out together. 258 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,040 Oh, my God, Hermione Villers. 259 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,800 She is a complete bitch. 260 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,880 She went to Westminster with Josh, and she goes on and on about 261 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,240 how she's a far-back, and she fucking isn't. 262 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:04,640 "Far-back?" Oh, far-back. 263 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,240 Says her family go far back in history, when they don't. 264 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,760 My father, however, is a peer, and you d... 265 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,680 All right, Rory, you know Rory - Oxford, one of Dom's boys, 266 00:12:12,680 --> 00:12:15,160 Policy Exchange, Vote Leave, that kind of thing. 267 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,120 Do you want me to add you to the WhatsApp? 268 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:18,760 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 269 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,440 Oh, I don't have your number. Oh, sacrilege! 270 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,160 Here. Put it in. 271 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,520 Don't fake-number me. 272 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,880 I don't think I've never done that in my whole life. 273 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,920 Oh, you will here. 274 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,600 MUFFLED DANCE MUSIC 275 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,920 MUSIC: One More Time by Daft Punk 276 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,880 MUSIC: Easy Love by Sigala 277 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,200 MUSIC DROWNS OUT SPEECH 278 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,800 Where did - where did you say you were from, again? 279 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,040 From D... From Darlington. Darlington, yeah. 280 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,280 Like, you don't know what - where I'm talking about. 281 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:02,320 No-one goes there. 282 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,840 Just even, like, repatriating power to the North, 283 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:06,760 like, we used to be, like... 284 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:08,200 They need to... We need to level up. 285 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:09,960 They need to be given back control. 286 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,760 Yeah. And I just think, you know, Brexit's our chance to do that. 287 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,560 I feel like places like Darlington could become, like, tech hubs, 288 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:16,840 and it, you know... Yeah. 289 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,800 Yeah, yeah. Darlington could be, like, the new Cheltenham. 290 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:20,960 Yes. You know, like... 291 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,920 What it's done for Cheltenham - it was already good, you know... 292 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:25,800 We have to peg back globalisation, like... 293 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,120 Could you believe those fucking cunts tried to pull down 294 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,520 the statue of Churchill? Yeah. 295 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,720 And essentially, like, "Oh, you're a racist - 296 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,760 "if you don't celebrate, like, every other culture 297 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,320 "other than your own, then sorry, you're a racist." 298 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,240 Like... It's dog shit. It-It's a coup. 299 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:40,720 We're witnessing a cultural coup. 300 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,240 It's humiliating working people. 301 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:43,880 Boris doesn't talk down to people. 302 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,080 He's on our side. D'you know what I mean? It's like... 303 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,000 He's amazing, and you could just go to the pub with him, maybe. 304 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,120 I can actually picture my grandad, like, sitting down and having 305 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,800 a pint with Boris, and they would, 306 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,680 like, talk about actual, real things. 307 00:13:55,680 --> 00:13:57,560 Your grandad would've fucking loved Boris. 308 00:13:57,560 --> 00:13:59,400 Boris would've loved your fucking grandad. 309 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:00,760 He worked in a steel mill. 310 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,360 Your grandad sounds fucking amazing. He was. To your grandad. 311 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:04,680 Thank you. What a lege. 312 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,560 TEARFULLY: Like, sorry, but I have moved on. 313 00:14:09,560 --> 00:14:12,600 Like, I just want to, like, have fun and live my life. 314 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,760 Yeah. Maybe we should stop drinking now. 315 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,760 Does it taste... taste nice? What? 316 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,840 Boris's massive... penis. 317 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,240 Oh, fuck off. What the fuck? 318 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,320 ...Penis. You're such a prick. I don't... 319 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,240 WHISPERING: I don't fucking suck up to Boris. Fuck off. 320 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,600 We see him for, like, once a week, maybe, 321 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,560 like, we can get him to focus for, like, eight, nine seconds? 322 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,960 We still don't have any PPE. We haven't got enough. 323 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,960 And fucking Track or Trace is a total fucking fuck-up. 324 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:39,240 I know, I know. 325 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,800 Yeah, and all you want to do is talk about Festival of Brexit. 326 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,080 Rory, he wants it delivered. 327 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,880 He's Prime Minister and... 328 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,320 You're constantly up his arse. It's fucking... 329 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,440 Mate... It's fucking pathetic. ...fuck off. 330 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,920 No, you fuck off. Fuck off. Fuck off. 331 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,920 You fuck off. No, you tell him to fuck... 332 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:58,160 Don't fucking touch me. 333 00:14:58,160 --> 00:14:59,640 Fuck off! Actually fuck off. 334 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,640 You've gotta stop. OK, OK, OK, OK, OK. 335 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,200 He's in my face! Don't, don't... 336 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,920 I'm sorry, he's in my face the entire fucking time. 337 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,480 He's telling me I'm up Boris's fucking arse. That's bollocks. 338 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,680 We can all agree that you're up Boris's arse. 339 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,920 It's not even a criticism. Stop goading him! 340 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:14,920 MUSIC: Praise You by Fatboy Slim 341 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,320 THEY VOCALISE 342 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,400 VOCALISING CONTINUES 343 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,680 VOCALISING INTENSIFIES 344 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,920 VOCALISING CONTINUES 345 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:39,520 Oh, my God. Oh... 346 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,160 VOMITING CONTINUES 347 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,040 {\an8}DISTANT DOGS BARKING 348 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,720 When Ruby's cancer had returned 349 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,240 and we knew she was going to die, 350 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,200 {\an8}she couldn't see anybody. 351 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,120 {\an8}The rules were very, very strict. 352 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:24,240 And I actually said to her at that point, "There are... 353 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,440 "There are friends of yours, your grandparents, 354 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,600 "they would so love to see you. 355 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:32,120 "I'm sure if we asked them, they would come and see you," 356 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,720 even though at that point, it wasn't allowed. 357 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,560 There was no socialising allowed. 358 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,960 You weren't allowed to have anybody in your house. 359 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,160 But actually, Ruby said... 360 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:42,720 She said, "No, it's... 361 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,800 "The rules are there for a reason. We're not taking that risk. 362 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,160 "I know I'm going to die, 363 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,880 "but I don't want to take anyone with me." 364 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,280 She had to say goodbye to them on Zoom. 365 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,080 And so, on the 15th of May, 366 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,800 she died at home, with just myself 367 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,880 and her father, and her sister with her. 368 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,880 OK. Well, maybe that's something we could say is, you know, 369 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,320 two metres is id-ideal. No, I think that's implied. 370 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:21,680 Just one metre-plus, I think. 371 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,880 The-The "plus" implies it, I think. Yeah. Yeah. 372 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:26,760 Down from - two metres was the minimum, 373 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,160 and that's no longer the minimum, that's the ideal. 374 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,680 But that's not the minimum. So, erm... I don't know, just, 375 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,360 one metre-plus is the key messaging we've been given, 376 00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:35,880 so let's just stick with that. 377 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:39,600 HE SIGHS 378 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,160 So... 379 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,040 ...just to confirm... 380 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,200 ...someone's been dancing on my desk? 381 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,320 Erm... 382 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,760 HE STAMMERS 383 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:57,280 I mean, I... 384 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:58,520 Grace? 385 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:01,360 I think just, just a drink. Yeah. 386 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:04,480 End of the day, drink wind-down... 387 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,000 ...seeing the state of play for tomorrow sort of situation. 388 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,600 What was an office is now a shithole. 389 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,040 Yeah, I'm so sorry, I am... 390 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,800 I don't know what to say, this is... 391 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:19,440 This is awful. This is shocking. 392 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,320 I mean, we-we'll get over this and we'll, erm, find out. 393 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,800 Yeah, I can go and... 394 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,360 Get someone to clean it up. 395 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:29,280 Mm-hm. Yeah. 396 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:30,920 Well, off you go. Yes. Thank you. 397 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:38,760 DOOR SHUTS 398 00:18:40,360 --> 00:18:42,640 WHISPERING: God, it was genuinely like being told off at 399 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,920 the headmaster's office. SHE EXHALES 400 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,200 WHISPERING: Why is it us? 401 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:49,200 Why did we go in there? I don't know. 402 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,080 I have to go. Just remember. 403 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,240 What happens in Number 10... 404 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,000 ...stays in Number 10. OK. 405 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,320 "Hi. 406 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,600 "PM birthday today. 407 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,920 "Have organised sandwiches 408 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:10,040 {\an8}"and cake for around 1pm in the Cabinet Room. 409 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,760 "Do you mind letting peeps know?" 410 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:15,520 Ooh! 411 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,120 "Will do." 412 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:20,520 SHE GASPS 413 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,160 IN FRENCH 414 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,200 Yeah? 415 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:46,080 So, are we - we're having another party today? 416 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,200 No, it's a working lunch, on the PM's birthday. 417 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,880 So, do we get to hang out with Boris? 418 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:55,920 We do. 419 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,120 THEY LAUGH 420 00:19:59,120 --> 00:20:02,360 CHEERING ♪ Happy birthday to you 421 00:20:02,360 --> 00:20:05,840 ALL: # Happy birthday to you 422 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:10,120 ♪ Happy birthday, dear Boris 423 00:20:10,120 --> 00:20:13,640 ♪ Happy birthday to you! ♪ 424 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,040 CHEERING 425 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:20,400 BORIS JOHNSON: I'm really humbled, greatly, deeply, erm... 426 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,840 ...lots of everything that... LAUGHTER 427 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,600 ...you should've gathered in this way for this morale-boosting... 428 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,760 Hear, hear! THEY CHEER 429 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,800 It is a morale-boosting work event. 430 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,520 I-I suppose this is your doing, isn't it, my dear? 431 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,480 Shush. Quiet, all of you. LAUGHTER 432 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,200 I do think... 433 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,280 ...the spirit that we are gathered in today is very much at odds 434 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,360 with the kind of spirit we are seeing not too far from here, 435 00:20:43,360 --> 00:20:46,480 {\an8}at the statue of Winston Churchill, 436 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,320 where protesters and - 437 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,600 yobbos would be my description for them - 438 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,520 where they threatened to deface and destroy the statue 439 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,120 of Winston Churchill. 440 00:20:55,120 --> 00:21:00,240 Just as, erm, our great leader, Churchill, led the nation, 441 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,360 he was a beacon at our most perilous time, our darkest hour, 442 00:21:04,360 --> 00:21:09,280 I do feel an incumbency upon myself, at this time, 443 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:13,160 where we face different, but-but perilous challenges. 444 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:18,320 I believe, with every fibre of my being, that I-I must do... 445 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,880 ...I-I must... 446 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,400 ...I must do, erm, that, er, as well. 447 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,080 Hear, hear. Cheers. Well said. 448 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,120 Well done. Well done. CLAPPING 449 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:29,720 ALL: # For he's a jolly good fellow 450 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,480 ♪ For he's a jolly good fellow 451 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,400 ♪ For he's a jolly good fellooow 452 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:40,080 ♪ And so say all of us 453 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,120 ♪ For he's a jolly good fellow, For he's a jolly good fellow 454 00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:45,720 ♪ For he's a jolly good fellooow 455 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,040 ♪ And so say all of us! ♪ 456 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,200 CHEERING 457 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,520 No, don't praise me, I'll become unbearable. 458 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,760 Never! LAUGHTER 459 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,040 CAR HORNS BEEPING So, it was my birthday two days ago, 460 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:00,320 and I'm really sad because I wasn't able to have a party, 461 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,320 as the UK is still very much in lockdown. 462 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:03,960 But I'm told to go on the balcony, 463 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,520 and two of my best friends are beeping, and they're in my road, 464 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,040 they're driven a really long way to come and see me. 465 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,360 And we had a socially distanced meet-up with, 466 00:22:12,360 --> 00:22:14,720 Yasmin on the laptop, as she's up in Manchester 467 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,120 and it's way too far to come. 468 00:22:16,120 --> 00:22:17,760 It was so lovely. 469 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,920 And hey, a lockdown birthday isn't so bad if you have 470 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,200 amazing friends like mine. 471 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:24,640 Made my day so special. 472 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,600 MUFFLED BAGPIPES PLAYING 473 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:33,160 BAGPIPES ON PHONE 474 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,640 {\an8}BAGPIPES PLAY "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" 475 00:23:08,360 --> 00:23:11,000 People had been locked in their homes for months. 476 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:14,400 And finally, COVID deaths had begun to drop. 477 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,480 So, in June, the boss decided it was time to start 478 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,200 relaxing the lockdown laws. 479 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:20,720 BORIS JOHNSON: Good evening. 480 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,320 From the 4th of July, the following premises will be 481 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:26,000 allowed to reopen, provided they are COVID-secure. 482 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,960 Restaurants and cafes. 483 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,480 Bars. Pubs. 484 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:34,120 And, of course, it goes without saying they should do so in a way 485 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:35,880 that is COVID-secure, 486 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,120 keeping customers and staff safe. 487 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,720 At all times, you should maintain social distancing from anyone 488 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:46,800 outside your household. 489 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,640 {\an8}This obviously requires everyone to act responsibly, 490 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,880 which I have no doubt they will do. 491 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,240 {\an8}But, as people took advantage of the new freedoms, 492 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,120 {\an8}COVID cases started to rise. 493 00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:04,120 The last two days, it's been almost 3,000 cases per day. 494 00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:05,600 People have relaxed too much. 495 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,320 {\an8}Now is the time for us to re-engage and realise that 496 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,360 {\an8}this is a continuing threat to us. 497 00:24:12,360 --> 00:24:13,920 We've got to change this now. 498 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,840 We've got to start taking it seriously, very seriously again. 499 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,560 Coronavirus is now spreading faster through England 500 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,960 than the Government's own worst-case scenario... 501 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:23,160 ...10,000 cases a day. 502 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,800 Now, that is potentially very scary. 503 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,480 Today's figures will increase pressure on the Government 504 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:29,560 for wider national restrictions. 505 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,880 BORIS: We cannot lockdown again. 506 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:35,080 Lockdown was a dreadful, appalling, horrible mistake. 507 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:36,720 We cannot go there again. 508 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,640 Dom and the boss weren't really talking any more. 509 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,480 And if they were, it was to have a row. 510 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:46,200 I should be like the mayor of Jaws, keeping the beaches open. 511 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,800 Dom Cummings says he was saying that, 512 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,240 but it's not been confirmed. 513 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:51,800 ...set of circumstances would be... 514 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,200 Anyway, deaths kept rising. 515 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:56,320 I-I think to revisit that set of circumstances... 516 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:57,720 In the end, he had no choice. 517 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,280 No responsible Prime Minister can ignore 518 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,160 the message of those figures. 519 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:06,720 And, unless we act, we could see deaths in this country 520 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,240 running at several thousand a day. 521 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,200 And so, now is the time to take action, 522 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,520 because there is no alternative. 523 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,280 Stay at home, protect the NHS, 524 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:18,520 and save lives. 525 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,520 The boss wasn't happy about the national lockdown. 526 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:27,240 We got the feeling he'd been pushed into it by Dom Cummings. 527 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,840 Infighting at the heart of Government spilled out into 528 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:30,960 the public eye this week, 529 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,120 as Dominic Cummings left Downing Street. 530 00:25:33,120 --> 00:25:35,880 And one night in November, things finally came to the boil. 531 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,520 ...Propelled out of the door after 532 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,400 a power struggle that erupted publicly, 533 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,200 and left Downing Street in turmoil. 534 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,880 MUFFLED CHEERING 535 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,040 CHANTING: Boris! Boris! Boris! 536 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,240 Boris! Boris! Boris! Boris! 537 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:53,440 We must cope and adapt to the Lee Cain and, indeed, 538 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,160 Dominic Cummings-shaped holes... 539 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,640 THEY CHEER ...in-in our midst. 540 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:02,680 I do think that what humanity, yes, humanity really does need 541 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:07,280 at this moment is a nation that is willing to throw off 542 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:08,800 its Clark Kent spectacles... 543 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,160 LAUGHTER 544 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:16,120 ...and dive into the nearest phone booth and emerge, 545 00:26:16,120 --> 00:26:20,120 yes, emerge with its cloak flowing 546 00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:22,320 as the supercharged champion. 547 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,360 I-I should add, I think this is probably the most 548 00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:27,400 unsocially distanced party 549 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,560 in the country right now. LAUGHTER 550 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:32,680 I thank you for your morale and dedication, 551 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,480 and long may it continue. Bravo. 552 00:26:40,360 --> 00:26:42,960 MUFFLED CHEERING 553 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:48,320 MUFFLED CHANTING: Boris! Boris! Boris! Boris! Boris! 554 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,160 MUSIC: The Winner Takes It All by Abba 555 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,280 KNOCK ON DOOR 556 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:02,680 SHE SHOUTS: He's got the sack! 557 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,280 I can tell you're devastated. Absolutely. 558 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,320 SHE LAUGHS 559 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,680 Gracie, sorry, Gracie, can you help me get a bit more booze? 560 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,240 Yeah? I think we're running a little bit dry. Yeah. 561 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:22,960 Gracie. 562 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,720 MUFFLED MUSIC: The Winner Takes It All, by Abba 563 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,360 MUSIC CONTINUES 564 00:27:30,360 --> 00:27:34,000 "Dear sirs and madams..." 565 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,400 Hm. 566 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,080 "..I'm writing to express our concern about 567 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:40,920 "recent parties in the building." 568 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,480 "Recent gatherings... 569 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:45,800 "Custodians... 570 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,760 "Our concern that these... 571 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,600 "..events are creating an actual COVID hazard 572 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:55,640 "for Number 10 staff. 573 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,440 "The custodians request... 574 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,040 "..that all meetings be... 575 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,200 "..concluded by 8.07." 576 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,800 "I'm writing to express our concern about staff staying late 577 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:11,840 "in the building. 578 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,920 "We are concerned about the noise levels within Number 10 at night, 579 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,160 "and ask you to respect that 9pm is the latest 580 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:18,760 "that anyone should be here. 581 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:20,960 "Please refrain from staying any later. 582 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,400 "Yours sincerely, Michael Port." 583 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,160 MUFFLED MUSIC CONTINUES 584 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,480 SILENCE 585 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,880 {\an8}We had the phone call to say that 586 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,240 it could be... 587 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,080 ...it could be hours, or it could be days, 588 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:51,160 but there was nothing else they could do for my gran. 589 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,120 Being told to stay at home, 590 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:54,680 "You've got to stay at home." 591 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:58,640 And I remember seeing Boris saying, 592 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,800 "You must stay at home." 593 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,360 I couldn't go and see her. 594 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:05,920 And my gran died of COVID. 595 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:09,480 She caught COVID in her care home, and she died alone. 596 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,440 And that breaks my heart. 597 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,480 If I could go back, 598 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:18,000 I would've gone to see my gran... 599 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:24,040 ...if I knew now what happened. 600 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:32,720 BORIS: You do me proud, but, erm... 601 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,960 We are all here to say - and we've got Cleo, 602 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,840 Cleo Watson with us. CHEERING 603 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,200 We wish you well. Thank you, Cleo. Cleo! 604 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,680 CHEERING 605 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:47,400 So, leaving dos, birthdays, Christmas... 606 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,200 Yeah, lovely weather. 607 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,880 Is there anything that we don't have a party for? 608 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,720 International Workers' Day? 609 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:55,680 Putin's birthday. Oh, Lent. 610 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:57,640 Veganuary. THEY LAUGH 611 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:01,120 A-A gracefulness, which, of course, earned you the name The Gazelle. 612 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:02,480 The Gazelle! 613 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,960 Are you going to go to the Christmas quiz on the 15th? Mm! 614 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,600 Oh, I don't think I've been invited to the... 615 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,880 Oh, no, I think everyone's invited, actually, yeah, check your messages. 616 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:14,440 OK. Can we be a team for the quiz, then? 617 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:15,800 Where did you go to school? 618 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:17,680 Er, Durham Cathedral. 619 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,040 Yeah, that'll do, that'll do. 620 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:22,960 BORIS: ..A cavernous void where your wonderful... 621 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,800 LOUD THUD Oh, my God! 622 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,720 The fuck is that? 623 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:29,200 It's a wine fridge. 624 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:30,640 EXCITED GASPS 625 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,480 It fits 34 bottles. 626 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:37,560 142 quid. Let's get it, get it... 627 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,120 This is very heavy. OK. 628 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,040 INDISTINCT WHISPERING 629 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:45,320 "..And, depending on how full it gets, 630 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:51,880 "we can put Friday's cheese in there. 631 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:56,560 "Looking forward to a chilled WTF." 632 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,960 "Wine Time Fridays." 633 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:05,920 Wine Time Fridays were built into the Downing Street calendar. 634 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:07,880 And when the fridge arrived, 635 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,040 everyone started getting really excited about Christmas. 636 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:12,680 "A-Team. 637 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,920 "Do you want to participate 638 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:20,120 "in press office Secret Santa?" 639 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,200 "We will do gift exchange and cheese, 640 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:27,720 "and lots of wine on 18th December." 641 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:29,800 "And the people in Wellbeing Group 642 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,600 "have arranged a Christmas quiz 643 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:33,640 "on the 15th. 644 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:34,960 More and more countries are 645 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,160 applying travel bans with the UK, after it reported a more infectious 646 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,680 and out-of-control variant of coronavirus. 647 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:41,920 Denmark, Italy, and... 648 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:46,040 The boss said he was going to relax COVID restrictions for Christmas. 649 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:47,600 EU ambassadors will meet for... 650 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,880 The problem was, we had a new variant, 651 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:53,440 and deaths were back up to around 500 people a day. 652 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,520 BORIS: We don't want to, as I say, 653 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:59,920 to ban Christmas, to-to cancel it. 654 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:02,840 And I think that would be, frankly, inhuman, 655 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,920 and against the instincts of many people in this country. 656 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:09,680 We did go ahead with the Christmas quiz. 657 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:13,120 Some teams were online and some were in various offices. 658 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,400 And we got to sit with the boss. 659 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:17,680 BORIS: You've excelled yourself with the names. 660 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,720 Hands, Face, Space, the Six Masketeers, 661 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:22,840 Team Next Slide Please, 662 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:24,840 er, the PPE All Stars. 663 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,160 So, let's test you out with some of these. 664 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,480 OK, complete the line. 665 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:30,720 "It's Christmas-time. 666 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,240 "There's no need to be afraid. ♪ It's Christmas-time... 667 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,560 "At Christmas-time, we let in light, and we...?" 668 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:38,640 ♪ Banish aid? ♪ 669 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,160 Not aid. Aid? Banish aid? We don't banish aid. 670 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:42,800 Banishing aid? LAUGHTER 671 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:44,480 Carpe diem... 672 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,280 Oh! Erm... 673 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:47,880 Oh! Oh, my God. Sorry. 674 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,720 Quam, quam, quam minimum credula... postero? 675 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,160 Is it that one? I just loved the way you pronounced that. 676 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:56,200 That was such a flourish, such flair. Thank you very much. 677 00:32:56,200 --> 00:33:00,000 I-I could imagine that being sung by Dean Martin, 678 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,360 such was the, er, yes... 679 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:04,040 Bravo! Bravo! 680 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,200 {\an8}The 15th of December 681 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,200 was the day of Susan's funeral. 682 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:24,280 Only eight family members were permitted to attend. 683 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:27,080 Ordered to sit two metres apart. 684 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:31,400 We couldn't view Susan before the ceremony. 685 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,040 We couldn't dress her. 686 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:40,480 We couldn't place cherished keepsakes with her. 687 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,400 Everything was sealed. 688 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,280 And that's all we could do, 689 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:49,360 or I could - was allowed to do. 690 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:56,200 After having a cherished life together for 47 years, 691 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,920 it was all condensed into a final goodbye 692 00:33:59,920 --> 00:34:02,400 in 20 minutes. 693 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,360 It's quite simply abhorrent. 694 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,480 People were confused about whether or not COVID laws 695 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:19,800 were changing for Christmas. 696 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:23,040 Josh was replying to questions from the public. 697 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:24,320 Hi there. 698 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,920 Can a Christmas party be held in a workplace 699 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:29,720 at the end of a working day, with staff members only? 700 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:31,840 "Hi. 701 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:35,360 "Although there are exemptions for work purposes, 702 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:40,080 "you must not have a work Christmas lunch or party..." 703 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:43,720 Oh, my God. 704 00:34:43,720 --> 00:34:46,160 "..where that's primarily social activity, 705 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,640 "and is not otherwise permitted. Thanks." 706 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:51,080 I wanted to explain... 707 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:53,640 We actually had three parties that night. 708 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:55,400 Steve Higham had his leaving do... 709 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,960 Captain Higham! Let's have it right, Captain Higham! 710 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:01,320 ...the head of the civil service, Simon Case, had his quiz night... 711 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:04,600 ...and the head of the COVID task force had sent out 712 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:06,480 40 invitations to her leaving do. 713 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:10,240 {\an8}"We'd love it if you could join us for a COVID-secure drink." 714 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,840 {\an8}The intention is to follow the social-distancing guidance 715 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:19,240 {\an8}by observing a one-way system, social distancing, 716 00:35:19,240 --> 00:35:21,600 {\an8}and any other precautionary measures. 717 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:23,960 ♪ I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want 718 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,360 ♪ So tell me what you want, what you really, really want 719 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,400 ♪ I wanna ha, I wanna ha, I wanna ha, I wanna ha 720 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:30,640 ♪ I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah... ♪ 721 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,480 ♪ And I'll miss your ginger hair 722 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:35,640 ♪ And the way you like to dress 723 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,000 ♪ Oh, won't you come on over? 724 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,240 ♪ Stop making a fool out of me 725 00:35:41,240 --> 00:35:43,200 ♪ Valerie... ♪ 726 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:47,600 CHEERING 727 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,040 I had, like, the most amazing... 728 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:50,720 Which one's... which one's that? 729 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:51,760 Oh, my God. 730 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:53,680 It's quite hard to tell... 731 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:55,080 My head was just like... 732 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:57,200 Oh, is that...? I think it's vegan. 733 00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:59,040 Am I the only one who's, am I...? 734 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,680 I'm the only one who's staying in London? 735 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:03,880 I think so, yeah. I don't know, I'm... 736 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,440 Alice hasn't been back home since two of her dogs died 737 00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:08,640 this year, didn't they? Oh, no... 738 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:11,560 LAUGHTER 739 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:13,840 That is so mean, George. 740 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:15,400 So, Grace, even if we... 741 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,720 Even if we, erm, don't lock down, are you staying in London? 742 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:19,760 I don't know. 743 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:21,160 We've also - we've... 744 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,880 We've also been doing this, so it just makes me a bit... 745 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:26,400 ...And I would just be so worried. The house is enormous. 746 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:29,000 You know, I won't even be in the same room... 747 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,640 Yeah. I'm going... 748 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,800 LAUGHTER 749 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:37,600 It's an estate, actually, but, yeah. 750 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:39,480 Are you in Hampshire? No. 751 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:46,000 SAMANTHA: I was working in Manchester as a very junior doctor 752 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:47,960 {\an8}when the pandemic hit. 753 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:51,120 {\an8}I have a stepson who's very vulnerable. 754 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:54,640 But eat... egg boiling... 755 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:58,200 I can't finally eat eggs, 756 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,600 because it's too tricky! 757 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:04,280 So, I moved out to a hotel in Manchester, 758 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:06,480 and lived there for about ten weeks. 759 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:08,600 I didn't see any of my family or my friends. 760 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:09,640 Look! 761 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,200 I didn't say goodbye to him, because he wasn't there, 762 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,160 cos we were trying to protect him... 763 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,240 ...from me being at work. 764 00:37:16,240 --> 00:37:19,320 Those first couple of months were just... 765 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,200 It was awful. 766 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,720 I think there was one weekend where, 767 00:37:23,720 --> 00:37:26,640 the one Saturday night, I lost five patients in two hours. 768 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:30,000 If I wasn't at work, I was in a hotel room. 769 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,320 And the rest of the time, it was the high-dependency COVID patients. 770 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:42,400 Right, you coming? 771 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:44,880 What are you doing? 772 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:48,280 I'm just going to clean up a little bit. 773 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:49,920 Why? 774 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,440 Erm, you know, we-we've really made a mess, 775 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,280 so I think it's good to just clean up. 776 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:58,840 This isn't your job. 777 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:01,920 I know, but, you know, I-I don't think it's fair. 778 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,240 Sorry? 779 00:38:03,240 --> 00:38:05,240 I don't think it's fair to the cleaners. 780 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:08,040 To clean? No, if we just don't clean up after ourselves. 781 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:11,520 So, I really don't - I really don't mind doing it. 782 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,600 Tomorrow night is going to be huge. 783 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:15,480 And, yeah, there are cabs downstairs. 784 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,680 I don't mind doing it. 785 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:19,400 You guys go. Honestly, it's fine. 786 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:21,040 Mm-hm. 787 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:22,240 OK. 788 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:25,560 Well, enjoy. 789 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:27,280 OK. 790 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,280 MUTTERING: She's always so weird. 791 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:30,800 Bye. Bye. 792 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:33,720 CHEERING 793 00:38:33,720 --> 00:38:36,040 Four years on from the Brexit vote, 794 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:37,640 we were still trying to work out 795 00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:41,160 what the border between the EU and Britain was going to look like. 796 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:45,280 There's no border between, erm, 797 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:48,560 {\an8}Islington, or Camden and Westminster. 798 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:50,720 {\an8}There's no border between Camden and Westminster. 799 00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:52,840 But when I was Mayor of London, 800 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:55,880 we, anaesthetically and invisibly, 801 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,240 took hundreds of millions of pounds 802 00:38:58,240 --> 00:39:01,280 from the accounts of people travelling between 803 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:05,240 those two boroughs without any need for border checks whatever, 804 00:39:05,240 --> 00:39:06,520 there are all sorts of... 805 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:08,760 Come on, you can't compare two boroughs of London with 806 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:11,640 the kinds of difference in the arrangements that would be 807 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:14,040 in place between the UK... No, I think, I think... 808 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,400 ...I think it's a very relevant comparison. 809 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:19,720 {\an8}People were confused by the boss's idea 810 00:39:19,720 --> 00:39:22,760 for an invisible smart border in Ireland. 811 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:25,920 Without a deal on this, we were going to be crashing out of the EU 812 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:27,800 in 13 days' time. 813 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:31,680 We'd been looking into how the smart border was going to operate. 814 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:35,080 Grace, where are we on smart borders? 815 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:36,840 Erm... 816 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:42,000 ...so I've been talking to the guys at the Policy Exchange, and... 817 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:46,240 ...they just haven't been able to point to anywhere that actually 818 00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:48,360 has a smart border. 819 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:57,240 So, so, like, it's like borders 2.0. 820 00:39:57,240 --> 00:40:00,080 OK? So it's like borders, which embraces... 821 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:02,040 Don't write that down. ...innovation. 822 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,760 Well, they just haven't got, you know, they just haven't got, 823 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:07,120 like, customs posts or, like, cameras and stuff. Yeah. 824 00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:10,440 It's like a fully joined-up approach to border design. 825 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:13,720 Yes. Yeah. I mean, I-I feel like they're just smart... 826 00:40:13,720 --> 00:40:16,440 They're smart. ..smart borders. Stop saying "smart borders". 827 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:18,440 Doesn't mean anything. Frictionless. 828 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:20,840 So, it's literally a case of just, like... What? 829 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,920 It's innovative, erm... border tech. 830 00:40:25,240 --> 00:40:29,040 Yeah, they're primed to flex to changing circumstances 831 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:30,400 using technology. 832 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:31,960 What technology? 833 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:33,080 I don't actually know. 834 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:35,160 I think, leave that to the tech guys. 835 00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:39,000 What - essentially, what I'm going with is just a case of, like, 836 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,800 scanning and, erm... 837 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:43,800 Yeah, tap in, tap out. Yeah, it's, it's... 838 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,960 What, like, you want like an Oyster card? 839 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:53,160 Can I just confirm that Big Ben's going to bong on the 31st? 840 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:56,040 Oh, my God. No, no, we're not talking about Big Ben. 841 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:58,880 Because, on actual Brexit Day this year... No, thank you, 842 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,440 we are not talking about Big Ben again. ..it only bonged once. 843 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:03,720 And it wasn't even a real bong. It was a light display... 844 00:41:03,720 --> 00:41:05,480 You and your obsession with bonging Bens! 845 00:41:05,480 --> 00:41:07,040 It's got nothing to do with anything. 846 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:09,320 Can we get back to the subject of this meeting? It was... 847 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:11,480 It was a projection. Thank you. It was a projection. 848 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:13,560 I'm just saying... the boss would like an update. 849 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:16,440 Right, come here! No, Sarah, we're in the middle of a meeting. 850 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:17,560 Wine Time Friday? Yes! 851 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:19,800 No, I'm sorry, we're in the middle of a meeting. At last. 852 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,040 Look, we're getting absolutely nowhere and it's 4pm, 853 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:23,200 so we know what that is. 854 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:24,800 GRACE: But we also need to sort it. 855 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:27,440 It's not going to get sorted, we need - we do need to sort it. 856 00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:02,960 And the first prize... 857 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:06,640 ...for the Best Dressed SpAd of the Year, 2020, 858 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:11,320 goes to, perhaps inevitably, the... 859 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:13,040 I-It's for Eleanor, there you go. 860 00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:14,800 LAUGHTER 861 00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:16,160 There you go, Eleanor. 862 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:18,600 CHEERING 863 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:22,080 MUSIC: Last Christmas by Wham! 864 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:25,280 ALL: # But the very next day, you gave it away... ♪ 865 00:42:31,240 --> 00:42:33,320 MUSIC: Fairytale of New York by The Pogues 866 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:36,160 ALL: # ..Singing Galway Bay 867 00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:40,400 ♪ And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day... ♪ 868 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:42,640 MUSIC: Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley 869 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:55,720 MUSIC: Music Sounds Better With You by Stardust 870 00:42:57,720 --> 00:42:58,720 Jeez! 871 00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:01,600 ALARM BLARES 872 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:03,600 MUFFLED MUSIC PLAYS 873 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:08,440 MUSIC: Dance Wiv Me by Dizzee Rascal 874 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:18,480 Has anyone triggered an alarm? 875 00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:23,760 Oh, it's fine, just have fun! 876 00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:25,920 Relax! Alice, Alice, Alice... 877 00:43:29,480 --> 00:43:32,240 THEY MOUTH 878 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:37,240 ...You need to fuck off him, Alice! 879 00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:41,560 You need to get the fuck off him. OK, OK, OK. 880 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:52,440 Sue Gray doesn't say what happened next, 881 00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:55,680 so we don't know what the police officer did or was said. 882 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:59,200 But officers from the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Unit 883 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:02,560 were here at Downing Street 24 hours a day, 884 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:04,920 all through the lockdowns. 885 00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:08,880 And it is believed that there's CCTV cameras inside Downing Street, 886 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:12,560 and there is evidence that Sue Gray gave the police, 887 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:16,840 over 300 photographs from the various parties, so... 888 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:19,000 It was just such a frenzy. Honestly, I wouldn't go... 889 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,560 Cos honestly, I think she's slightly unhinged... 890 00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:23,800 Oh! Mate, we've... 891 00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:25,440 Honestly, mate, we can just get - 892 00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:26,840 we'll get cleaners. 893 00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:33,320 IN FRENCH 894 00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,120 BORIS JOHNSON: 895 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:03,520 ...to protect the people of this country. 896 00:45:03,520 --> 00:45:04,960 Emphasise "heavy heart". 897 00:45:07,240 --> 00:45:09,400 That's clear... 898 00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:11,520 No, no, no, it's perfect. ...all very good. 899 00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:27,520 Are you a natural blonde? I really have no idea. 900 00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:30,040 OK. 901 00:45:41,120 --> 00:45:43,800 Good afternoon, everybody, and thank you for joining 902 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:46,440 the latest coronavirus press conference. 903 00:45:46,440 --> 00:45:50,040 As Prime Minister, it's my duty to take difficult decisions, 904 00:45:50,040 --> 00:45:54,760 to do what is right to protect the people of this country. 905 00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:57,200 It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you, 906 00:45:57,200 --> 00:46:01,240 we cannot continue with Christmas as planned. 907 00:46:01,240 --> 00:46:04,640 The boss was not happy with the PR train wreck 908 00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:06,400 of his cancelled Christmas. 909 00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:11,880 He decided he wanted an American-style press secretary 910 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:13,240 to handle the media. 911 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:17,200 And we were asked to sit in on rehearsals before 912 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:19,080 she went live to the nation. 913 00:46:19,080 --> 00:46:21,560 We were supposed to lob in random questions, 914 00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:23,160 so she could practise her answers. 915 00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:29,760 SHE CHUCKLES 916 00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:31,680 I went home. LAUGHTER 917 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:33,600 Hold on, hold on. Erm... 918 00:46:33,600 --> 00:46:35,520 Er, ah... 919 00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:45,240 Don't answer that. 920 00:46:45,240 --> 00:46:46,440 What's the answer? 921 00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:51,360 Is cheese and wine all right? 922 00:46:53,440 --> 00:46:54,760 It was a business meeting! 923 00:46:54,760 --> 00:46:56,080 LAUGHTER 924 00:46:56,080 --> 00:46:57,920 Is this recorded? 925 00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:00,400 This fictional party - it was a business meeting. 926 00:47:01,840 --> 00:47:04,120 And it was not socially distanced. 927 00:47:04,120 --> 00:47:06,560 Erm, one more, and then, we'll, one more... 928 00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:09,080 Ask - anybody have any questions today? 929 00:47:22,360 --> 00:47:24,880 INTERVIEWER: So, did you go home for Christmas? 930 00:47:24,880 --> 00:47:26,800 I...no. 931 00:47:28,720 --> 00:47:30,080 So, who'd you spend it with? 932 00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:31,440 I was just on my own. 933 00:47:34,720 --> 00:47:36,120 I was... 934 00:47:37,720 --> 00:47:41,000 To be honest, I was really worried about giving it to my mum and dad. 935 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:49,440 {\an8}So, it was about the 27th of December. 936 00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:51,040 Erm... 937 00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:53,640 I've come home from work, I've gone to the garden, 938 00:47:53,640 --> 00:47:55,600 and the police was there. 939 00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:58,080 My niece was having a gathering in the shed, 940 00:47:58,080 --> 00:48:00,320 away from the house. 941 00:48:00,320 --> 00:48:04,560 Erm, the police asked me for my details and I gave them my details. 942 00:48:04,560 --> 00:48:08,000 {\an8}And then, I ended up with a £14,300 fine. 943 00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:13,920 {\an8}Like, I've never seen £14,300 in my life. 944 00:48:13,920 --> 00:48:16,760 Like, probably I could work for a year and probably potentially 945 00:48:16,760 --> 00:48:18,360 could make that amount of money. 946 00:48:18,360 --> 00:48:20,800 But I've never seen 14,300, and I haven't got it. 947 00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:23,000 I don't know where that's going to come from. 948 00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:28,440 And wh-what scares me the most is the fact that, potentially, 949 00:48:28,440 --> 00:48:31,280 I could spend three months in prison for that. 950 00:48:38,320 --> 00:48:40,840 LAUGHING Hold on, hold on... 951 00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:44,000 It definitely wasn't meant for public consumption, 952 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:47,760 but Allegra's rehearsal video was doing the rounds inside Number 10. 953 00:48:49,680 --> 00:48:51,680 Er, I, er... 954 00:48:51,680 --> 00:48:55,080 I was just rewatching... Allegra. 955 00:48:55,080 --> 00:48:58,400 Yeah, I don't really think she answered everything. 956 00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:01,480 Erm, I know it's not really my department... 957 00:49:01,480 --> 00:49:04,800 Well, I think that ship sailed, so... 958 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:06,400 Thank you. 959 00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:07,680 Do you want to...? 960 00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:09,080 Close it? Yeah. 961 00:49:12,440 --> 00:49:15,040 OK.OK.Yeah. NERVOUS CHUCKLING 962 00:49:18,840 --> 00:49:23,080 {\an8}The new variant was 70% more transmissible. 963 00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:25,160 And, by the start of January, 964 00:49:25,160 --> 00:49:27,680 1,000 people a day were dying. 965 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:31,880 The boss had no other option but a third national lockdown. 966 00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,800 BORIS: We now have a new variant of the virus, 967 00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:39,200 and it's been both frustrating and alarming to see 968 00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:43,280 the speed with which the new variant is spreading. 969 00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:46,200 We must therefore go into a national lockdown 970 00:49:46,200 --> 00:49:49,360 which is tough enough to contain this variant. 971 00:49:50,760 --> 00:49:52,800 That means the Government is once again 972 00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:54,840 instructing you to stay at home. 973 00:49:56,800 --> 00:50:00,280 They released a new ad campaign to make sure people got the message. 974 00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:32,480 {\an8}It was on the 14th of January, 2021. 975 00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:36,840 I organised a snowball fight on Facebook at the local park. 976 00:50:36,840 --> 00:50:39,400 A few days later, police were at my door. 977 00:50:41,160 --> 00:50:43,400 They were like, "OK, yeah, we're going to issue you 978 00:50:43,400 --> 00:50:45,280 "with a £10,000 fine." 979 00:50:46,320 --> 00:50:47,840 So... Sorry, how much? 980 00:50:47,840 --> 00:50:49,640 {\an8}£10,000. 981 00:50:49,640 --> 00:50:51,120 {\an8}Erm... 982 00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:56,640 Yeah, I-I actually don't know what to do, really. 983 00:50:56,640 --> 00:51:00,800 I've not being given any support or guidance, or anything. 984 00:51:00,800 --> 00:51:02,680 Just been chased. 985 00:51:04,080 --> 00:51:06,480 Yeah. I don't know what to do. I genuinely don't. 986 00:51:08,920 --> 00:51:13,480 {\an8}CHANTING: Boris! Boris! Boris! Boris! Boris! Boris! Boris! 987 00:51:13,480 --> 00:51:15,800 {\an8}CHANTING CONTINUES 988 00:51:15,800 --> 00:51:17,280 {\an8}CHEERING 989 00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:20,080 BORIS: I always feel humbled by, er, by such greetings. 990 00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:22,920 I consider that your reaction is a microcosm of the reaction 991 00:51:22,920 --> 00:51:25,200 of the nation itself. WHISPERING: What are you doing? 992 00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:26,800 I'm tired. 993 00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:29,040 What? Don't be so silly. 994 00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:30,080 It's, he's... 995 00:51:30,080 --> 00:51:32,000 He's going to finish rambling in a minute. 996 00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:35,240 You know, we're having a drink. Yeah, I-I'm going to go. 997 00:51:35,240 --> 00:51:37,480 Why, what's wrong? What's wrong? 998 00:51:37,480 --> 00:51:38,680 Are you all right? 999 00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:42,360 Those who were left, are frankly... 1000 00:51:42,360 --> 00:51:43,720 SHE WHISPERS: Crazy. 1001 00:51:46,360 --> 00:51:48,120 Look, this is fine. 1002 00:51:48,120 --> 00:51:51,920 We are allowed to have a drink. It-It's... 1003 00:51:51,920 --> 00:51:53,400 We're just letting off steam. 1004 00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:56,880 We are here every single day, slogging our guts out. 1005 00:51:59,120 --> 00:52:01,200 Look, the... 1006 00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:05,600 OK, I don't want to sound patronising, but... 1007 00:52:05,600 --> 00:52:07,520 ...people need boundaries. 1008 00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:09,240 They... 1009 00:52:09,240 --> 00:52:10,840 They respond well to boundaries. 1010 00:52:10,840 --> 00:52:13,120 And it's our job to give them those boundaries. 1011 00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:14,400 That is what we are doing. 1012 00:52:16,400 --> 00:52:18,680 Bu-But they are not... 1013 00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:20,320 They're not meant for us. 1014 00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:25,240 BORIS CONTINUES 1015 00:52:27,160 --> 00:52:28,640 It's our job to make the rules, 1016 00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:31,800 but it's not up to us to follow those rules. It just... 1017 00:52:31,800 --> 00:52:33,560 It's just not realistic. 1018 00:52:35,360 --> 00:52:37,440 You do you get that? 1019 00:52:37,440 --> 00:52:40,040 ...And this is a girl who can... 1020 00:52:40,040 --> 00:52:41,800 SHE WHISPERS: You're one of us now. 1021 00:52:42,840 --> 00:52:44,480 It's OK. SHE CHUCKLES 1022 00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:45,840 ...We are to get them right! 1023 00:52:45,840 --> 00:52:48,920 ALL: Hear, hear! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 1024 00:52:48,920 --> 00:52:50,240 Come on. 1025 00:52:50,240 --> 00:52:51,920 Thank you, Boris! 1026 00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:53,400 Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow. 1027 00:52:53,400 --> 00:52:55,280 CHEERING CONTINUES 1028 00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:36,520 {\an8}We have just received a statement from Buckingham Palace 1029 00:53:36,520 --> 00:53:40,600 {\an8}confirming that the Duke of Edinburgh has died. 1030 00:53:40,600 --> 00:53:42,480 {\an8}Prince Philip had died. 1031 00:53:42,480 --> 00:53:45,520 The night before his funeral, we had two parties. 1032 00:53:45,520 --> 00:53:48,720 Upstairs, there was a leaving do for James Slack... 1033 00:53:48,720 --> 00:53:51,240 To James! ALL: To James! 1034 00:53:51,240 --> 00:53:53,120 CHEERING 1035 00:53:53,120 --> 00:53:55,000 ...and down in the basement, 1036 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:58,080 Shelley Williams-Walker was throwing down a DJ set 1037 00:53:58,080 --> 00:53:59,440 for the cool people. 1038 00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:01,480 ♪ I'm never gonna dance again 1039 00:54:01,480 --> 00:54:04,880 ♪ Guilty feet have got no rhythm... ♪ 1040 00:54:04,880 --> 00:54:07,240 Shelley was the boss's head of operations. 1041 00:54:07,240 --> 00:54:08,440 She followed him around 1042 00:54:08,440 --> 00:54:10,680 and made sure he didn't make any PR blunders. 1043 00:54:17,600 --> 00:54:20,080 Back in Downing Street, she was the cool DJ. 1044 00:54:20,080 --> 00:54:24,280 Sue Gray doesn't actually say that I actually DJd at this party. 1045 00:54:24,280 --> 00:54:26,840 Erm, and the real me hasn't commented. 1046 00:54:26,840 --> 00:54:33,000 But it's been widely reported that they called me "DJ SWW". 1047 00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:35,360 And the Mirror and the Telegraph said that I was 1048 00:54:35,360 --> 00:54:36,960 in charge of the music. 1049 00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:38,200 No comment. 1050 00:54:39,520 --> 00:54:40,720 Anyway, whatevs. 1051 00:54:40,720 --> 00:54:43,120 There was definitely music. SHE LAUGHS 1052 00:54:43,120 --> 00:54:47,440 ALL: # I get a feeling that I never, never, never, never had before 1053 00:54:47,440 --> 00:54:48,720 ♪ I get a good feeling... ♪ 1054 00:54:48,720 --> 00:54:50,840 Do you think people knew it was wrong? 1055 00:55:01,440 --> 00:55:03,520 No. 1056 00:55:03,520 --> 00:55:06,200 MUSIC: Good Feeling by Flo Rida 1057 00:55:21,240 --> 00:55:22,520 Excuse me. 1058 00:55:25,920 --> 00:55:28,400 I need everybody in the garden now! 1059 00:55:30,240 --> 00:55:32,440 Could you go outside, please, to the garden? 1060 00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:33,720 What?! 1061 00:55:33,720 --> 00:55:35,960 There are too many people in here! 1062 00:55:38,760 --> 00:55:41,800 I'm just saying, if I can touch this many people, 1063 00:55:41,800 --> 00:55:43,240 you know what I mean? 1064 00:55:43,240 --> 00:55:46,640 I really touch people with my music... 1065 00:55:46,640 --> 00:55:48,680 ...and could I make a go of it? 1066 00:55:48,680 --> 00:55:49,960 Do you know what I mean? 1067 00:55:49,960 --> 00:55:54,280 Cos, OK, I have done mainly children's parties, 1068 00:55:54,280 --> 00:55:59,240 but, you know, six-year-olds respond to my set, as well, 1069 00:55:59,240 --> 00:56:01,000 like, if it's... LOUD SNAP 1070 00:56:02,520 --> 00:56:05,320 Hey! Wahey! 1071 00:56:05,320 --> 00:56:07,440 SCATTERED CHEERING Thank you, everyone. 1072 00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:11,240 Oh, my God, Wilf is going to have a meltdown! 1073 00:56:11,240 --> 00:56:13,040 SCATTERED LAUGHTER 1074 00:56:13,040 --> 00:56:16,640 Wilf is going to go crazy. 1075 00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:18,480 He's going to have you all beheaded. 1076 00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:21,080 INDISTINCT CHATTER 1077 00:56:21,080 --> 00:56:24,520 Do you... do you think we should go back inside and get another drink? 1078 00:56:24,520 --> 00:56:27,320 I think it's... EXCITED CHATTER 1079 00:56:27,320 --> 00:56:29,880 ♪ ..Guilty feet have got no rhythm 1080 00:56:29,880 --> 00:56:32,160 ♪ But it's easy to pretend... ♪ 1081 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:35,760 Oh. We'll go in there. 1082 00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:38,720 OK, we've had a call to say there's a party at this location. 1083 00:56:38,720 --> 00:56:42,120 I'll be reporting you all for breaching COVID conditions, OK? 1084 00:56:42,120 --> 00:56:44,480 You're not under arrest, but I'm going to caution you, OK? 1085 00:56:44,480 --> 00:56:47,280 So, you don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you 1086 00:56:47,280 --> 00:56:50,720 do not mention now something which you later rely on in court, OK? OK. 1087 00:56:50,720 --> 00:56:53,520 MUSIC: Careless Whisper by George Michael 1088 00:57:00,880 --> 00:57:02,960 It's definitely not in the Gray Report... 1089 00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:05,600 But, to be fair, widely reported. 1090 00:57:05,600 --> 00:57:07,400 Yeah, we were actually in The Times. 1091 00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:09,120 Although I think it first emerged 1092 00:57:09,120 --> 00:57:10,760 in Paul Brand's ITN podcast? 1093 00:57:10,760 --> 00:57:12,240 Oh, that was such a good podcast. 1094 00:57:12,240 --> 00:57:13,880 Yeah, it was really cool. 1095 00:57:13,880 --> 00:57:15,200 It was so good. 1096 00:57:19,880 --> 00:57:21,520 MUFFLED MOANING 1097 00:57:24,440 --> 00:57:26,840 Hugh texted me the other day. 1098 00:57:26,840 --> 00:57:28,080 Did you meet him? 1099 00:57:29,840 --> 00:57:31,120 No, I don't think so. 1100 00:57:31,120 --> 00:57:32,920 Leaky Hugh. 1101 00:57:32,920 --> 00:57:36,320 He was the one who had to resign... 1102 00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:38,640 ...after, I think it was two weeks, 1103 00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:40,200 because he was disloyal. 1104 00:57:42,120 --> 00:57:46,040 No. I don't think anyone was talking to me then. 1105 00:57:48,280 --> 00:57:49,600 Hm. 1106 00:57:52,080 --> 00:57:54,120 Well, I don't think he's found anything. 1107 00:57:59,640 --> 00:58:02,960 Because people who... 1108 00:58:04,520 --> 00:58:05,880 ...talk to journalists - 1109 00:58:05,880 --> 00:58:09,920 I mean, all of us talk to journalists, that's... 1110 00:58:09,920 --> 00:58:14,920 But people who talk to the wrong journalists, 1111 00:58:14,920 --> 00:58:17,400 unhelpful ones, disloyal ones... 1112 00:58:19,880 --> 00:58:22,040 ...Grace, they just, they don't work again. 1113 00:58:25,880 --> 00:58:27,800 I mean, not people like Govie. 1114 00:58:27,800 --> 00:58:30,400 They're so slippery, they always seem to land on their feet, 1115 00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:33,360 I mean, but for people like us... 1116 00:58:36,440 --> 00:58:38,960 Look, this lot, they just make you pay a price 1117 00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:40,400 if you ever cross them. 1118 00:58:45,360 --> 00:58:48,680 Yeah. What happens in Number 10 stays in Number 10. 1119 00:58:48,680 --> 00:58:49,920 Yes. 1120 00:58:56,640 --> 00:58:58,200 Because if any of us talk, 1121 00:58:58,200 --> 00:59:00,320 they'll just see us for what we are, right? 1122 00:59:00,320 --> 00:59:01,960 Like, they'll see that... 1123 00:59:01,960 --> 00:59:04,040 ...we're just taking the piss out of them, 1124 00:59:04,040 --> 00:59:06,960 the people who actually follow the rules, they'd see that 1125 00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:11,560 those same rules don't apply to people like us, or... 1126 00:59:11,560 --> 00:59:13,320 ...actually, people like you. 1127 00:59:13,320 --> 00:59:15,920 SHAKY BREATHING And they'd... 1128 00:59:17,520 --> 00:59:19,880 ...they'd probably wonder why that was. 1129 00:59:19,880 --> 00:59:21,520 Do you think? 1130 00:59:32,040 --> 00:59:36,440 How did the truth about these parties come out? 1131 00:59:36,440 --> 00:59:37,680 Do you know? 1132 00:59:42,280 --> 00:59:43,600 Erm... 1133 00:59:47,600 --> 00:59:49,640 I don't work at Number 10 anymore. 1134 00:59:52,680 --> 00:59:55,040 I'm not sure how much more I can say. 1135 01:01:00,480 --> 01:01:01,680 COMPUTER CHIMES 1136 01:01:07,560 --> 01:01:09,400 IN FRENCH 1137 01:01:17,600 --> 01:01:20,040 To be honest, we were confused, 1138 01:01:20,040 --> 01:01:22,760 unable to say what this white powder was. 1139 01:01:22,760 --> 01:01:26,360 But The Guardian newspaper reported that it was found, 1140 01:01:26,360 --> 01:01:29,840 along with some old plastic bags, the morning after the party. 1141 01:01:31,240 --> 01:01:33,880 We were pleased to dispose of it 1142 01:01:33,880 --> 01:01:38,640 and restore the Number 10 Downing Street to its usual shipshape. 1143 01:01:38,640 --> 01:01:43,120 Well, last night, ITV News obtained video of a mock press conference 1144 01:01:43,120 --> 01:01:45,800 {\an8}that was chaired by Stratton last December. 1145 01:01:45,800 --> 01:01:48,120 TEARFULLY: Can you stop, please? Can you stop? 1146 01:01:48,120 --> 01:01:50,240 I'm going to make a statement. You don't... 1147 01:01:50,240 --> 01:01:53,200 Erm, the British people have made immense sacrifices in 1148 01:01:53,200 --> 01:01:56,160 the ongoing battle against COVID-19. 1149 01:01:56,160 --> 01:01:57,880 I now fear that my comments in 1150 01:01:57,880 --> 01:02:00,360 the leaked video of the 20th of December last year 1151 01:02:00,360 --> 01:02:03,600 have become a distraction in that fight. 1152 01:02:03,600 --> 01:02:07,160 My remarks seemed to make light of the rules - 1153 01:02:07,160 --> 01:02:10,680 rules that people were doing everything to obey. 1154 01:02:10,680 --> 01:02:12,880 That was never my intention. 1155 01:02:12,880 --> 01:02:16,040 I will regret those remarks for the rest of my days, 1156 01:02:16,040 --> 01:02:17,320 and this afternoon, 1157 01:02:17,320 --> 01:02:20,320 I am offering my resignation to the Prime Minister. 1158 01:02:20,320 --> 01:02:21,520 Thanks for your time. 1159 01:02:21,520 --> 01:02:25,720 I have been repeatedly assured that there was no party. 1160 01:02:25,720 --> 01:02:29,920 I can tell you, once again, that I certainly broke no rules. 1161 01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:34,360 I want, I want to repeat that, er, I thought it was a work event. 1162 01:02:34,360 --> 01:02:37,440 Will the Prime Minister tell the House whether there was 1163 01:02:37,440 --> 01:02:40,760 a party in Downing Street on the 13th of November? 1164 01:02:40,760 --> 01:02:44,000 No, but I'm sure that - whatever happened, 1165 01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:45,400 the guidance was followed, 1166 01:02:45,400 --> 01:02:47,840 and the rules were followed at all times. 1167 01:02:47,840 --> 01:02:51,880 Let me begin, in all humility, 1168 01:02:51,880 --> 01:02:53,840 by saying... JEERING 1169 01:02:53,840 --> 01:02:56,280 ...that on the 12th of April, 1170 01:02:56,280 --> 01:03:00,240 I received a fixed penalty notice relating to an event 1171 01:03:00,240 --> 01:03:04,080 in Downing Street on the 19th of June, 2020. 1172 01:03:04,080 --> 01:03:07,000 I paid the fine immediately, 1173 01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:11,720 and I offer the British people a full apology. 1174 01:03:11,720 --> 01:03:16,280 And I take this opportunity on the first available sitting day 1175 01:03:16,280 --> 01:03:19,080 to repeat my wholehearted apology to the House. 1176 01:03:32,560 --> 01:03:35,680 I know that people around the country will look at those events 1177 01:03:35,680 --> 01:03:39,200 and think they look like the very kind of events that we, 1178 01:03:39,200 --> 01:03:42,280 or I were forbidding to everyone else. 1179 01:03:58,560 --> 01:04:01,200 It was not a large social gathering, it was, it was... 1180 01:04:01,200 --> 01:04:02,800 ...it was a gathering intended - 1181 01:04:02,800 --> 01:04:06,400 and I really must insist on this point. 1182 01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:10,000 People who say that we were partying in lockdown, 1183 01:04:10,000 --> 01:04:12,480 simply do not know what they are talking about. 1184 01:04:45,480 --> 01:04:47,480 Subtitles by Red Bee Media