Downing Street insists it was just “standard practice” for FCDO staff to attend a party celebrating the Islamic revolution at the Iranian embassy, as reported by the Telegraph:
“It is their job to maintain diplomatic relations with countries across the globe, including ones we fundamentally disagree with.”
On the same day as the party, it was announced that at least 7,000 people had been killed in protests by the regime. Standard practice…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”