The Sue Gray report today found 'failures of leadership and judgement' over Downing Street lockdown parties that 'should not have been allowed'.
A damning nine-page 'update' said 'at least some' of the gatherings were 'a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government, but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time'.
But the report was stripped of key details after the Met Police launched an investigation into a number of the lockdown gatherings, and asked Ms Gray to make only "minimal reference" to them in her report.
Admitting police were investigating all but four of the events, Ms Gray conceded: "I am extremely limited in what I can say about those events. "It is not possible at present to provide a meaningful report setting out and analysing the extensive factual information I have been able to gather." Boris Johnson is due to make a statement to Parliament after 3.30pm. READ MORE: Ms Gray's report concluded: "The gatherings within the scope of this investigation are spread over a 20-month period – a period that has been unique in recent times in terms of the complexity and breadth of the demands on public servants and indeed the general public. "The whole of the country rose to the challenge.
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