Johnson urges people to ‘hold your horses’ ahead of Sue Gray report publication
Boris Johnson said the partygate report would ‘of course’ be independent despite questions over a secret meeting with Sue Gray.
Boris Johnson said the partygate report would ‘of course’ be independent despite questions over a secret meeting with Sue Gray.
The prime minister is facing calls to explain the purpose of a “secret” meeting with the senior civil servant.
Treasury minister Simon Clarke insisted the Prime Minister did not instigate the meeting ahead of the publication of the partygate inquiry.
Reports have suggested the document, which is expected to be published in the coming days, will feature photographs of illegal parties.
Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, has called on the Prime Minister to “urgently explain” why the “secret meeting” had taken place.
"Pretty astonishing that this investigation has led to scores of fines, making Downing Street and Whitehall the most fined location in the UK."
"The Daily Mail would do a 14 page pullout on this if it was Starmer signing a beer," wrote one person on Twitter.
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor were previously hit with fixed penalty notices over a birthday bash in No 10 in June 2020.
And two in three believe Johnson lied to the Commons about the Partygate saga.
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