Ex-journalist seen laughing at
Christmas party question is said to have been PM’s pick for the roleToday’s politics news – live updatesAllegra Stratton was supposed to help revolutionise
UK government communications when she was appointed to host a daily White House-style press conference from Downing Street.
In the end, the public will get to see only one instance of Stratton standing on the podium of the purpose-built £2.6m briefing room – in a highly damaging leaked recording featuring her laughing at a question about No 10 holding an illegal Christmas party. The public outcry over the video – which led news bulletins and swiftly attracted tens of millions of views online – led to the 41-year-old’s tearful resignation from government on Wednesday afternoon.