You know what, I'm starting to think that Boris Johnson did know about these parties all along!
Insiders who attended events at Downing Street during lockdown have told the BBC how staff crowded together and sat on each other's laps and how party debris was left out overnight.
For the first time, insiders who were at some of the events have told BBC Panorama in detail what they saw.
They describe arriving for work the morning after a get-together to find bottles lying around parts of the building, bins overflowing with rubbish and empties left on the table.
They also tell of events with dozens of staff crowded together, and parties going so late that, on occasion, some ended up staying in Downing Street all night.
And they say staff mocked others who tried to stop what was going on.
You'll have to read about it on the BBC as it was mysteriously absent from the Daily Mail today.
This at the time where no-one was allowed to meet up with anyone else. No, socialising at work was not exempt.
I seem to have got out of going to London again this week. There is a need for someone to be up at 5am to monitor something going live, so I volunteered for that. And then realised that means I can't really get to London as well! I was going to go in early this week. Firstly because I could, because Clare is at home this week, and so we don't need to worry about thing two's breakfast club and so on. Secondly because if I go early I can avoid paying for parking. But now I don't need to go in anyway. And Friday is pay day and then next week is a double bank holiday short week. We're getting there...
I'm at about 93% in my running challenge.
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