Even the international press piled on, with one German newspaper saying “Boris Johnson does not govern. He only plays premier”.

In a judgement, Mrs Justice O’Farrell said the use of the VIP lane, officially known as the high priority lane, was unlawful.

Tim Stanley said "there is a whiff of revenge for Brexit" with the attacks on Boris Johnson.

"It’s a question of equity because right now, these people, they put a very important burden on our health care network," the premier said.

“Even when a document trail exists, Ms Gray is enthusiastic about keeping it a secret," Chris Cook revealed in 2015.

DUP MP Jim Shannon said his mother-in-law had ‘died alone’ during the pandemic while Downing Street had parties.

The Telegraph says the PM is "losing Tory support", while The Sun runs with "It's my party and I'll lie low if I want to".

Labour former minister Dame Angela Eagle joked: “Perhaps it would be faster if Sue Gray were to investigate the days there weren’t parties.”

"Looks like Laurence Fox is marrying a supergroup," Otto English said after the anti-woke campaigner announced he is to marry Arabella May Fleetwood Neagle.