No 10's hunt for the whistleblower who leaked the Christmas party video that sank Allegra Stratton and sparked chaos for the Prime Minister could lead them to a TV expert who worked in Downing Street at the time, it was claimed today.
Chris James, a one-time BBC newsreader turned production company chief, was brought in by the Government for three months last November to ensure the smooth launch of Boris Johnson's 2.6million media briefing room, it has been reported.
The Daily Telegraph says he could be the whistleblower - or may know who had access to or leaked the 40-second-long damning exchange from December 22 2020 that led to Miss Stratton's tearful resignation yesterday.
The bombshell film has had serious political consequences for the Prime Minister and cost Miss Stratton her job after she laughed when pressed by a fellow aide, Ed Oldfield, about 'reports' that there was a Christmas party in Downing Street the previous Friday.
The story was broken on Tuesday night by the UK editor of ITV News, Paul Brand, who in March unearthed the first pictures from inside the new 9 Downing Street media suite.
This exclusive was also brought in by a young producer Nathan Lee, who tweeted at the time: 'EXCLUSIVE: @itvnews can reveal the new 2.6m Downing Street studio for new White House style press briefings.' He also wrote the story on the ITV News website.
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