Ministers shrug off Boris Partygate backlash despite Tory fears
Tory backbenchers John Baron and David Simmonds have joined calls for the PM to quit in the wake of the Partygate report yesterday.
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Tory backbenchers John Baron and David Simmonds have joined calls for the PM to quit in the wake of the Partygate report yesterday.
Boris Johnson has defended attending certain Downing Street lockdown parties by saying it was his 'duty' to attend farewell events for colleagues.
The investigation into Downing Street lockdown parties by the civil servant Sue Gray has been published. You can read the full report below: ALLEGED GATHERINGS: REPORT On 8 December 2021 the Prime Minister asked the Cabinet Secretary to carry out an investigation into allegations reported in the media relating to gatherings in No 10 Downing
While the Prime Minister gets off relatively lightly, officials and aides are less fortunate. Ms Gray highlighted 12 occasions where they played hard and fast with the law, taste and decency.