Labour’s Keir Starmer thanked Sue Gray’s professionalism and notes it’s not her fault for not being able to publish her full report.
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PM Boris Johnson says “it’s no use saying this or that was within the rules” or that people were working hard.
Boris Johnson begins by apologising “for the things we simply didn’t get right” and “the way this matter has been handled”.
Sue Gray investigated 16 events in Downing Street and other government offices over a 20-month period.
Sue Gray report – Junior staff felt unable to raise concerns
Since the release of the report’s finding – a 12-page summary of her findings – Twitter has exploded!
BBC says in the report, Sue Gray refers to the Met Police’s request that she only make “minimal reference” to the events they are investigating.
Read Sue Gray’s conclusion – the report into the No 10 parties has not yet been published but instead a 15-page conslusion.
The initial findings of Sue Gray’s report into parties at Downing Street has just dropped, saying there were “failures of leadership and judgment” in No 10 and the Cabinet Office.
Sue Gray’s report says there was a “serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government.”
PM Boris Johnson has been given an update from Sue Gray’s inquiry into parrots held at Downing Street – ahead of its public release later.
The government will meet later today to decide on whether to do a major U-turn and scrap mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for NHS workers in England.
The Guardian says Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, will travel to Moscow on Tuesday in a visit that has drawn criticism from the country’s political opposition.
The Independent says former Brexit minister Lord Frost has ruled himself out of returning to Downing Street over his opposition to the National Insurance hike.
The Guardian says Dominic Cummings has said it is his “duty to get rid” of Boris Johnson as prime minister, describing it as “sort of like fixing the drains”.
BBC News says ministers will meet later to decide whether or not to scrap mandatory Covid vaccinations for NHS staff in England.
France24 says Portugal’s ruling Socialists unexpectedly won an outright majority to govern solo after snap elections on Sunday.
Former President Donald Trump holds rally in Texas to a frenzied crowd. The Texas rally-goers say they “miss” Trump’s tweets,…
The highly anticipated PMQs kicked off at midday and during a rowdy visit to the Commons, the PM remained defiant, confirming he won’t resign.
An email has been leaked that suggests PM Boris Johnson authorised the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan during the fall of Kabul.
The Guardian says Ukraine’s interior ministry says at least five people were killed when a member of the national guard opened fire at an aerospace factory in the east of the country.
The Independent says Donald Trump took a momentary break from a round of golf to claim that he would become the 47th president of the US.
The Guardian says a new raft of Conservative MPs are poised to send letters of no confidence in Boris Johnson when the long-awaited “partygate” report is published.
France24 says Norway’s PM said he believes it’s “a sign of weakness” that Putin has to express Moscow’s political views by an “extraordinary” military buildup.
BBC News says Labour MP Richard Burgon tells the story of a nurse who was fined during lockdown for organising a protest against government cuts.
