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Ain’t no Party like a Number 10 Party

After a week of denying that any party took place at Downing Street last Christmas, Boris Johnson has asked Cabinet Secretary Simon Case to investigate. We discuss the row, the response, and what comes next.

In the midst of all of this, the PM announced Plan B Covid measures for England. What do they mean in practice? And in other developments, a Foreign Office whistleblower testified about the ‘chaotic’ Afghanistan withdrawal this summer. We look at the fall-out.

Laura Hughes, Diplomatic and Political correspondent for The Financial Times, is our guest this week.

“The constant denials of…

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