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Leaked invitation shows dancing Tory aides were at a ‘jingle and mingle’ party

An invitation seen by the BBC shows that aides filmed dancing at an event in the Conservative Party headquarters were at a “jingle and mingle” event.

Thirty people were invited to the 14th December 2020 event in honour of Shaun Bailey, who was recently awarded a peerage in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list.

At the time London was under Tier-2 restrictions which banned indoor socialising.

Footage obtained by The Mirror shows two members of government staff dancing without a care in the world.

Off-camera, two attendees joke about ‘being steaming’ and ‘bending the rules’ – suggesting that they were fully aware of the illegality surrounding their shindigs. 

According to BBC reports they were invited to a “jingle and mingle” event which doesn’t sound that socially distanced.

Check out the invite below:

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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