Staff celebrated chancellor’s autumn spending review with wine and beer during lockdown, while pubs and bars were shuttered
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The Treasury has been forced to defend officials holding an “impromptu” drinks party to celebrate Rishi Sunak’s autumn spending review during lockdown, it has emerged.
A spokesperson insisted it was a “small number” of staff who celebrated around their desks, despite reports put the number closer to two dozen civil servants at the event.
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