New storm on conservatives: a video shows another party organized during the pandemic

A new scandal hits the British Conservative Party after the "Daily Mirror" newspaper published a new video last night showing a party organized by the staff of the political force during the most acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nova News reports it. Meanwhile, the resignation of MP David Warburton accused of sexual harassment and drug abuse has also arrived: a significant problem for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who will now be called to face a new by-election, the fourth after the resignation of Boris Johnson and his allies Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams.

The new video published by the "Mirror" keeps the spotlight on the figure of Johnson, who has returned to the political scene in recent weeks precisely because the privileges committee of the British Parliament has concluded its investigation in relation to the "Partygate" - the parties that took place in Downing Street in the most acute phase of the pandemic - and clarified that the former prime minister has repeatedly lied, in a clear attempt to cover up the violations of the anti-contagion restrictions committed by his party and the government.

Footage released by the newspaper shows several UK Conservative Party staff at their London headquarters during a Christmas party in December 2020 dancing, drinking and joking about Covid restrictions, while those rules were in place. force. During the video, a man's voice can be heard asking "Are you filming?" while someone else jokes by exclaiming: "Direct Instagram!". The first voice then adds, "As long as we're not streaming, we're, like, breaking the rules." Two people featured in the video have been identified: former London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey - who has been given a peerage - and Ben Mallet, the Conservatives' campaign manager for the 2021 London mayoral election .