Tories campaigning in looming byelections acknowledge public’s anger at footage of HQ gathering

Rishi Sunak’s attempts to move on from the legacy of Boris Johnson’s chaotic premiership have suffered a further setback as police announced they were “considering” fresh Partygate video footage of an event during lockdown at Conservative headquarters.

The video, which was obtained by the Mirror newspaper, appears to show Conservative party staff drinking alcohol and dancing on 14 December 2020 at a gathering held by the campaign team of the unsuccessful London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey, who has since been given a peerage in Johnson’s resignation honours list.

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