Readers respond to the leaked video showing Downing Street officials joking about a Christmas party during last year’s lockdown

My initial reaction to hearing of the Christmas party and the fake news briefing was feeling as if I had been kicked in the stomach (PM accused of lying after No 10 officials caught joking about Christmas party, 7 December). Then I cried.

Like the majority of people in this country, I’ve followed the rules from the start. In my 60-odd years on the planet, I’ve paid my dues, I’ve voted in every election since turning 18 and I’ve tried to be decent and honest.

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