The Sue Gray report into gatherings at No 10 Downing Street when COVID-19 restrictions were in place has been released.
You can download the report and view its detail, as well as photos by visiting – 2022-05-25_FINAL_FINDINGS_OF_SECOND_PERMANENT_SECRETARY_INTO_ALLEGED_GATHERINGS.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)
In the report, Sue Gray concluded:
“The gatherings within the scope of this investigation are spread over a 20-month period – a period that has been unique in recent times in terms of the complexity and breadth of the demands on public servants and indeed the general public.
“The whole of the country rose to the challenge. Ministers, special advisers and the Civil Service, of which I am proud to be a part, were a key and dedicated part of that national effort. However, as I have noted, a number of these gatherings should not have been allowed to take place or to develop in the way that they did.
“There is significant learning to be drawn from these events which must be addressed immediately across Government. This does not need to wait for the police investigations to be concluded.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to address the nation with a press statement this afternoon. Opposition MPs and some Conservative MPs have been quick to criticise the Prime Minister and those that have been found to have breached COVID-19 regulations, with many commenting that they believe the Prime Minister should resign.
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