'Metropolitan Police must act on nasty video of Partygate rally'

Explosive footage shared exclusively by us reveals conservative staffers drinking, dancing and partying up close - enjoying each other's company as the rest of the country stay at home< /p> A photo showed 24 revelers

Finally, we have proof that the Tories knew they were breaking Covid rules all along.

Today, for the first time, this newspaper publishes video from inside a Partygate rally - a Christmas party held at Conservative Party headquarters when indoor gatherings were banned.

We knew the party was on: we posted a photo of the same person kneeling last year, showing dozens of employees huddled together, wearing festive suspenders, party hats and Christmas sweaters .

But we had no idea how brazen they had been. It was not a brief meeting, where colleagues huddled together just long enough for a group photo.

Two people dancing at the party

Conservative guru Ben Mallet (right)

The bomb footage reveals Tory staffers drinking, dancing and partying up close, enjoying each other's company as the rest of the country stays at home.

They laughed and fell on tables to the sound of the New York Pogues fairy tale as miserable families planned a Christmas of their own.

And most shockingly, while most people followed the rules to the letter, they joked about how they "bend" them.

Boris Johnson brought up Shaun Bailey, whose London mayoral campaign hosted the party, in the House of Lords last week.