Unprecedented

"There's only one word that describes the parties held at number 10 during lockdown. It's not Partygate; its Clusterf**k" Guto Harri, a trusted advisor to then PM Boris Johnson explains his account of what went on behind the shiny black door of No.10 Downing Street. As the evidence against the PM mounted and the country's love/hate relationship with him increasingly turned to anger and disgust, Guto gives us exclusive access to what was happening inside No.10. Why did Boris deny the parties took place? What did he think of Sue Grey and was there ever a route for him to cling on to his position? As the walls closed in and the PM faced criminal proceedings, no-one knew how this would play out. This is Unprecedented. Archive Credits:1. PA Media2. LBC / Global3. Parliament Live TV4. BBC News 5. The News Agents / Global 6. ITV News 7. Sky News 8. The Telegraph9. The Guardian

February 24th, 2022. The unthinkable happens.Guto Harri is woken by a call from the Military Attaché explaining that Russia has just invaded Ukraine. Within a matter of minutes Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy are on the call."Are you ok? Do you have good people around you?" Boris asks."I'm fine. But you never know, when Russian Special Forces are moving in on yourcity. I just hope this isn't the last time we speak to each other" Volodymyr replies.And then the line went dead.What happens next touches every nerve. Innocent civilians and children killed, schools and hospitals bombed, the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since WWII.And among it all, a political grapple to understand what is happening and what Europe can do to restore peace and save lives. All the while facing down a nuclear superpower with an itchy trigger finger.Guto Harri was Boris Johnson’s Communications Chief during one of the most chaotic periods in British political history. He was in the room when the big decisions were made. Join him as he opens the shiny black door to 10 Downing Street and takes you inside. For this episode, it was a leadership moment like no other. Europe was looking down the barrel of a smoking gun. The UK had to respond. One false move could trigger another World War. It was unprecedented.Archive Credits:1. Good Thinking TV2. LBC / Global3. Parliament Live TV4. BBC News 5. The News Agents / Global 6. ITV News 7. Sky News 8. United Nations / YouTube 9. The White House / YouTube / 24 February 2022 10. NATO News / YouTube 11. Office of the President of Ukraine / YouTube12. PA Media13. @warukraine9707 / 'God save The Queen - Ukrainian soldiers thank for help' / YouTube 14. 10 Downing Street15. U.S. Department of State press conference / Facebook16. U.S. Department of Defense / defense.gov 17. NBC News 18. Reuters 19. Channel 4 News20. I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! / ITV / Lifted Entertainment

Boris Johnson could have been one of the most successful politicians of our time, but the shortcuts he took to get to Downing Street set him up to fail. In this episode, the rise of Boris and the mess he got himself into. Hear what he really thinks of Rishi Sunak, Sue Gray and his own MPs.Guto Harri was Boris Johnson’s Communication Chief during one of the most chaotic periods in British political history. He was in the room when the big decisions were made. Join him as he opens the shiny black door to 10 Downing Street and takes you inside.When he first walked over the Number 10 threshold, things weren’t normal. A set of circumstances, scandals and chaos that will never be repeated. It was unprecedented.Archive Credits:1. Good Thinking TV2. LBC / Global3. Parliament Live TV 4. PA Media5. UK Supreme Court Live / 24 September 20196. BBC News7. Mumsnet 8. Downing Street Press Conference / February 2022 9. The News Agents / Global  10. AP Archive / ‘Conservative Boris Johnson wins London Mayoral elex’11. The Dame Edna Treatment / ITV / Tiger Aspect Productions12. Have I Got News For You / BBC / Hat Trick Productions13. BBC Newsnight 14. Out4Marriage / ‘Boris Johnson (@MayorofLondon) is Out4Marriage!’ / YouTube 15. Pride In London / ‘A Message from the Mayor of London - Boris Johnson | Pride in London 2014’ / YouTube 16. On Demand News / ITN Productions17. tomcardy1 / ‘A special song just for you’/ YouTube

Brexit, Covid, Partygate, lockdowns, leaks, the war in Ukraine, a cost-of-living crisis and the scandals that plagued our politics. Guto Harri was in the room when the big decisions were made. In this podcast, expect unprecedented access behind the shiny black door of Number 10 Downing Street, during one of the most chaotic periods in British political history.  Guto was Boris Johnson’s Communications Chief. When he first walked over the Number 10 threshold, things weren’t normal. A set of circumstances, scandals and chaos that will never be repeated. It was unprecedented. Episode 1 is available from May 11th on Global Player.