The footage, which depicts a party held in December 2020, recently leaked and was aired on ITV to major controversy.
has called for a probe after video showed some of his senior staff members attending a 2020 Christmas party that breached lockdown regulations at the time.
One participant, press secretary Allegra Stratton, has already resigned from her position after being seen in the video. Other politicians have expressed fury at the video. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has questioned Johnson's leadership as a result of the party.
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