"It was a staff team that were given to me, but the buck stops with me." He was asked if he thinks the British public are owed an apology and he said: "Unreservedly - I apologised then and I apologise now. When asked if it was acceptable, he said: "It isn't - I'm not saying it is for a second." He has said in the past few minutes: "I was very upset about that video as well - I'd never seen it before and it obviously turned into something once I left and I didn't realise that." Twenty-four people were at the party at Tory campaign HQ - more than the number allowed at a wake.Īt the time, Shaun Bailey was the Conservative Party's candidate for the Mayor of London. The party took place on the evening of 14 December while London was in Tier 2 of COVIDrestrictions - meaning there was supposed to be no mixing of households indoors, apart from support bubbles, and only six people were allowed to meet - socially distanced - outside. We've just received footage of Shaun Bailey responding to criticism about a video of his staff partying during the COVID pandemic. "This has real-world consequences for the accountability of members of parliament to each other and the members the public they represent." "This matters because integrity of our institutions matter and the respect and trust afforded to them matters. "And I thank the committee and its staff for their service. "As a consequence, they have also defended the rights of those that sent us here and those we serve. "The right not to be abused in carrying out our duties. "Their work has also sought to defend our rights and privileges in this place. "The work of the privileges committee in producing this report before us today does not just examine the conduct of a former colleague. "But we would be wrong to think there is no meaningful consequence to our actions this afternoon. She concludes: "The real world consequences of a vote today may seem to come down to whether the former member for Uxbridge has a pass to the estate, and our constituents may not appreciate why we are focussed on contempt towards the house as opposed to contempt they may feel have been made against them - the lockdown breaches themselves, which grate hard with those who sacrificed so much to keep us all safe or for others, the creation of a culture relaxed about the need to lift restrictions or for others on wider issues such as the debasement of our honours system. "But all members need to make up their minds and and others should leave them alone to do so." Penny Mordaunt is asked if she will vote in support of the motion and she says: "As the member for Portsmouth North, I will be voting to support the committee's report and recommendations.
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