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I keep seeing that Shaun quit, which fills me with joy only to see he quit one of his roles and is still a member of the London Assembly. He should resign from THAT role. As should anyone in elected office who broke the law and public trust.— Zainab (She/Her) (@ZayZee00) December 15, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Extraordinary image of raucous Christmas party thrown by Tory aides at party HQ during coronavirus restrictions last year.Party hats, drinks, an entire buffet - while we were all banned from meeting just one other person socially indoors.https://t.co/ykGoZZGckk— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) December 14, 2021

If 3 staff were disciplined then CCHQ knew there was a major breach of covid rules.Yet they carried on with Shaun Bailey as their Mayoral candidate. To be in charge of holding the Met to account. Including on enforcing Covid rulesCCHQ thought that was OK #OneRuleForThem https://t.co/fXHABnAboE— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) December 14, 2021

Simon Case, who was leading the inquiry, stands aside after it emerged an event was held in his office.

Another government gathering during lockdown is revealed, with staff admitting it was "inappropriate".