Boris Johnson Sue Gray report

The release of Sue Gray's report into lockdown-breaking parties on Downing Street and in Whitehall has been postponed by the Metropolitan Police.

Johnson has admitted to attending this event too, but Downing Street said he had not received a fine for this yet. The force has said it will not be sharing details of fines being handed out until after local elections on May 5. A senior official told the Times described Gray's full report as "excoriating" and likely to "make things incredibly difficult for the prime minister."

Boris Johnson is going through the toughest period of his political career and it doesn't appear to be getting any better any time soon.

It will make things incredibly difficult for the prime minister. A secret ballot will follow if 54 letters are submitted and if the PM gets the backing of less than 50% of votes there will be a leadership election where other Tory MPs will be able to try replace him. Tory MPs are able to remove their leader through a vote of no confidence, which would be triggered if 15% of the party - 54 MPs - submit letters to the 1922 Committee, outlining how the PM no longer enjoys their support. Some Number 10 officials were issued fines last week for attending a party in the Number 10 garden at the height of the first lockdown - Mr Johnson is known to have attended but has so far not received a fine. MPs agreed last week that Mr Johnson should be investigated to see whether he lied to Parliament with claims he always followed coronavirus rules during the pandemic. The notorious 'Sue Gray report' into lockdown-breaking on Downing Street seems so far to pose the biggest threat to Mr Johnson, with a senior official with knowledge of its contents saying it could "end" the PM, according to the Times.

A senior official said the probe findings will make things “incredibly difficult” for the Tory leader who still insists he won't quit.

A scale-backed version of the senior civil servant’s findings criticised the government for “failures for leadership”. The prime minister could face further fines for lockdown breaches including a garden party which he insisted was a “work event”. A senior official told The Times that the probe findings will make things “incredibly difficult” for the Tory leader who still insists he won’t quit.

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It will make things incredibly difficult for the Prime Minister. Cabinet ministers on Sunday offered a defence of the Prime Minister, with Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden suggesting it was "quite a speculation" to predict Mr Johnson could be hit with more FPNs. "There's an immense amount of pressure on her - her report could be enough to end him."

SUE GRAY'S probe into the Downing Street Partygate affair is so damning that senior officials believe it will leave Boris Johnson with no choice…

She said some of the behaviour was “difficult to justify” and betrayed “failures of leadership and judgment” in Number 10 and the Cabinet Office. Johnson went with his then-fiancée, Carrie Symonds, and more than 50 Downing Street staff. “There’s an immense amount of pressure on her — her report could be enough to end him.

BORIS Johnson could be forced to resign after the Sue Gray review into claims of Covid rule breaches in the Government is published, according to a…

It will make things incredibly difficult for the prime minister. According to the i, the PM’s critics have begun working in a co-ordinated fashion and are “holding back” to wait for the local election results or for further FPNs to arrive in Mr Johnson’s inbox. Downing Street is said to be braced for Mr Johnson to receive a second fixed-penalty notice (FPN) after police reportedly began issuing fines relating to a “bring your own bottle” drinks do in the No 10 garden on May 20, 2020.

Senior civil servant Sue Gray's report could force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after examining government breaches into Covid rules.

Mr Dowden told Sky News there was a “very strong case for the Prime Minister remaining in office” despite mounting pressure from his own backbenches to step down. It will make things incredibly difficult for the Prime Minister. There’s an immense amount of pressure on her - her report could be enough to end him.” No 10 declined to comment. Mr Johnson, his wife Carrie, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have all received fines from Scotland Yard for attending the Prime Minister's 56th birthday party in June 2020.

It's been headline news for months now, and yet the final findings of Sue Gray's investigation into the alleged 10 Downing Street partying mid-lockdown.

Initially, it appeared that the majority of the Conservative party was backing Johnson, yet in recent weeks, certain members have started to turn against him. It is believed that the Prime Minister attended half of them, which the police are still investigating. However, the findings of that initial investigation will be released once all criminal investigations are over.

The prime minister is said to be “horrified” by repeated breaches of a new 10-week target for processing applications, branded an “absolute shambles” by MPs.

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