Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Prime minister met Gray in run-up to long-awaited report into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street.

And indeed the police have looked into this and spent a lot of time and resources.” “I don’t think the fact of the pictures, us seeing them for the first time, changes what the police and Sue Gray already know. He said: “I wasn’t in the room so I don’t know that’s the case.

Mr Johnson has faced calls to resign from senior Tories and Labour after photographs emerged of him raising a glass at an event in Downing Street.

We need to have the right leader to take us through all of that.” Ruth Davidson, former leader of the Scottish Conservatives, said Mr Johnson’s position was untenable, But that also shouldn’t take away the ability of the public to hold a Prime Minister to account about his own actions, and statements, during a national pandemic. Ms West said: “Will the Prime Minister tell the house whether there was a party in Downing Street on the 13th of November?” The Prime Minister was pictured with a glass in his hand and appearing to toast a group of people next to a table piled with bottles of alcohol. The four pictures published b y ITV News show the Prime Minister raising a glass, and appearing to give a toast to a room full of people.

Officials gave testimonies to Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the publication of Sue Gray's inquiry.

What a load of rubbish." @JessPratt12 tweeted: "Disgusting lies that have been told to the general public. "People laughed at him," one of the officials said. And that's quite fundamental." Panorama reported that staff "made fun" of a security guard who tried to stop a party. Conservative MP for Forest of Dean Mark Harper, formerly chief whip, said: "I just think this issue, the reason why it won't go away, is because it is actually quite important.

Of course there are photos of Johnson partying in lockdown. The mystery is how he keeps being let off, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.

That revives the stench of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal. In the meantime, just observe the contemptible silence of Tory MPs devoid of any sense of propriety, only eyeing their electoral chances. Since “I’m waiting for Sue Gray” has become a playground joke answer to “Did you do it?”, the public outrage at gagging her would have been unsurvivable. Imagine if they had known then that Downing Street was partying on 13 November, almost a month before the first vaccination was administered, long before that protection saved the day. Most shocking is the allegation in the Times that Sue Gray was “pressured” to drop her report in the No 10 meeting. Nor was Johnson fined for all the other parties he attended where underlings took the rap.

The newspaper claims it was taken at a gathering to mark the final press briefing by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former official spokesman James Slack on ...

a general party with people dancing around” that became so loud that security guards told them to go into the No 10 grounds. Both they and the Met Police have had access to all information relevant to their investigations, including photographs. The insiders said the events were “every week”, with invitations for press office drinks listed in the diary as “Wine-Time Friday”. “Unforgivable” scenes were described at the April 16 party, which was described as a “lively event… They said they felt they were condoned by Mr Johnson as he “was grabbing a glass for himself”. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said the force would “look into it” on Wednesday.

The latest development in the 'partygate' scandal has resulted in renewed calls for the Prime Minister to step down from his role. Nigel Mills, the Tory MP for ...

"I don't believe it should be left to the findings of a civil servant to determine the future of the Prime Minister and indeed who governs this country. "And you don't have 'bring a bottle' work events that are advertised or invited by the Prime Minister's private secretary. Writing for The Telegraph, Sir Nick, a former minister, said: "We need to face up to hard truths. I drove back three hours from Kent to Staffordshire. Does the Prime Minister think I'm a fool?" He told the BBC that it was "a tragedy things have come to pass in this way", adding: "Unfortunately, I wasn't reassured. "I expect my leaders to shoulder the responsibility for the actions they take. I fear this is simply going to be a continuing distraction to the good governance of the country." "The reason he is not long gone is removing a sitting Prime Minister is an extremely grave matter and goodness knows people will know I’ve had something to do with that too. The Prime Minister should just know the gig’s up." "The problem I have now got, having watched beautiful, marvellous contrition, it only lasted as long as it took to get out of the headmaster’s study. "Through this whole process it hasn't been particularly clear that the Prime Minister broke any rules until of course he's been issued with a fixed penalty notice this week." But a number of Cabinet ministers have also rallied behind the Prime Minister to shore up his support.

The aim of the visit was to see how they are delivering tutoring to help children catch up following the pandemic. Here is what the Prime Minister said during ...

There is more that we’re going to do. “So what we want to do is to get them – if you think about it, at 11, year six, 65% of our kids and our pupils currently have good enough reading, writing and mathematics. This thing is going to go on, everybody can see the increase in energy prices. “We’re here, for instance, to talk about the incredible national tutoring programme that we launched to help pupils catch up from Covid, and it’s going gangbusters. I know what a difference it can make. I’ve been asked to comment on all sorts of things over the last few months.

MPs worry Cummings won't stop until Johnson is out and are nervous about what new details could be released in the run up to an election.

But no one can really say that with Partygate. Even if Johnson clings on, it has significantly damaged his standing – and looks set to continue to do so. But this is on the basis that Partygate fades into the background. The fact the Tories did well regardless was taken as a sign that Cummings’s campaign against the Prime Minister had failed despite his best efforts. The level of concern is evidenced by the fact No 10 arranged a meeting to discuss the report with Gray ahead of its publication. Roll up, roll up – the next round of the Boris Johnson vs Dominic Cummings death match is fast approaching. But following a rift involving the Prime Minister’s wife Carrie Johnson, the pair fell out and the Vote Leave team disbanded with Cummings leaving government along with figures such as Lee Cain and Oliver Lewis.