members of the public who followed the rules at the time, furious, his mps too. his ability to get people to follow new restrictions, undermined. have you lied to the public, prime minister? so a prime ministerfacing questions at every turn. but he didn t even wait for one before making a statement. and i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the rules, mr speaker, because i was also furious to see that clip. and, mr speaker, iapologise. i apologise unreservedly for the offence that it has caused up and down the country, and i apologise for the impression that it gives. he announced an internal investigation, but said he d been assured there was no party. we ve all watched the videol of the prime minister s staff, including his personal spokesperson.
i apologise unreservedly for the offence that it has caused up and down the country and i apologise for the impression that it gives. but i repeat that i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party, and that no covid rules were broken and that no covid rules were broken and thati5 that no covid rules were broken and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. but i have asked the cabinet secretary to establish all the facts and to report back as soon as possible and, it goes without saying that if those rules were broken, then there will be disciplinary action for all of those involved. the leader of the labour party sir keir starmer said the prime minister has been caught red handed and called on him to end the investigation now,
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this is bbc news. the headlines: it was a business meeting and it was not socially distanced. the prime minister apologises and promises an inquiry after a video emerges showing former senior members of his team laughing about a downing street christmas party. i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the rules, mr speaker. because i was also furious to see that clip. millions of people now think the prime minister was taking them for fools and that they were lied to. they re right, aren t they? a warning from the government s