Sue Gray has provided her report on the Downing Street blockade festivities to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Office has confirmed.
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Boris Johnson will make a statement on the report later, said a Twitter channel of House of Commons leader Mark Spencer.
It was understood that No. 10 officials were reviewing the 37-page document, with photos, on Wednesday morning.
The publication of the senior official’s full report had been delayed until the Metropolitan Police completed their investigation into the events of non-compliance with COVID rules in the heart of the government, called Operation Hillman.
The conclusion of the separate Met investigation found that a total of 83 people received at least one fixed penalty notice (FPN) each to attend meetings for eight dates.
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In total, the police force issued a total of 126 notifications of fixed sanctions.
The Prime Minister received only one fine, for his 56th birthday meeting in June 2020, when mixing was banned inside, along with his wife Carrie Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Reports had suggested that the document would include photographs of illegal rallies. It is expected to include names of rule violators.
George Eustice, the environment secretary, told Sky News on Wednesday that he would probably be “quite critical”.
About 30 people, including Johnson, have already been contacted by the Cabinet Office to warn them of the contents of the document.
It was reported on Wednesday morning that the highest official in the UK, Simon Case, would not resign and would not be fired after the report.
While the Met police investigation looked at 12 events, Ms. Gray’s investigation covered 16 that took place in 2020 and 2021, when there were restrictions on COVID.
These were:
- May 15, 2020 – “A photograph showing a series of groups in the garden at 10 Downing Street.”
- May 20, 2020: “A 10th Downing Street Garden Gathering for No. 10 Staff.”
- June 18, 2020: “A meeting in the Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall on the departure of a private secretary number 10.”
- June 19, 2020: “A meeting in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street on the day of the Prime Minister’s birthday.”
- November 13, 2020: “A social gathering on the 10th floor.”
- November 13, 2020: “A rally at 10 Downing Street with the departure of a special adviser.”
- November 27, 2020: “A rally at 10 Downing Street with the departure of a special adviser.”
- December 10, 2020: “A talk at the Department of Education before the Christmas holidays.”
- December 15, 2020: “A meeting at 10 Downing Street for an online Christmas quiz.”
- December 17, 2020: “A meeting at the Whitehall Cabinet Office, 70 to hold an online Christmas questionnaire for the Cabinet Secretary’s private office.”
- December 17, 2020: “A meeting in the Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall on the departure of a senior official from the Cabinet Office.”
- December 17, 2020: “A rally at No. 10 Downing Street at the exit of a No. 10 official.”
- December 18, 2020: “A rally at 10 Downing Street before the Christmas break.”
- January 14, 2021: “A rally at No. 10 Downing Street on the departure of two No. 10 private secretaries.”
- April 16, 2021: “A rally at No. 10 Downing Street at the exit of Officer No. 10.”
- April 16, 2021: “A rally at No. 10 Downing Street at the exit of another No. 10 official.”
An interim version of Mrs Gray’s report, released earlier this year, criticized “leadership and trial failures” on Downing Street and said some events should not have been “allowed”.
The force called for only “minimal reference” to be made to the events investigated when Mrs Gray provided the 12-page “update” to parliament on 31 January.
He explained at the time that the police investigation had made him “extremely limited” in what he could say and that “at present it was not possible to provide a meaningful report”.
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The Prime Minister will also be investigated by a committee of the Commons for allegations made by parliament.
In the meantime, controversy has arisen over a meeting between Ms Gray and the Prime Minister ahead of the release of the report during which, according to Sky News, Johnson hinted that he should consider leaving it. .
Number 10 has said that the Prime Minister did not ask him to withdraw the report or not to proceed with the report.
It comes as new photos of events on Downing Street appear, raising questions about the Met’s decision-making, particularly regarding a march in November 2020, where the prime minister was photographed with a glass in his hand, but for which he did not receive. a fine although others did.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has written to the Met’s Acting Commissioner, Sir Stephen House, asking for a detailed explanation of the Met’s decision-making process.
Eustice said there had been a “blurring of boundaries” in some cases between an “end of day” event and “what in some cases turned into parties”.
Reports suggest the prime minister will apologize further after the release of Mrs Gray’s report.
But Treasury Secretary in the shadow of the Treasury, James Murray, told Sky News: “I don’t think there’s anything I can say that can undo the damage he’s done to trust the British people.”