Simon Case attended a party in the Cabinet Office on December 17 last year, when household mixing was banned in LondonThe cabinet secretary’s role investigating claims of a Christmas party at Downing Street last year is under review after The Times revealed he held his own office party the day before. Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, attended a Christmas party with a team of his officials on December 17 last year. The event, in room 103 of the Cabinet Office, began at 5:30 pm and was listed in digital calendar invitations as “Christmas party!”SponsoredIt was organised by a private secretary in Case’s team. Household mixing was banned in London at the time. The party took place the day before the alleged Christmas party in Downing Street, whose recent emergence has caused serious political difficulties for Boris Johnson.

Source: The Times December 18, 2021 08:43 UTC