Sue Gray’s report on the lockdown partying in Downing Street is short. Just 11 pages. Early on, it makes clear that the police are investigating all but four of them, which makes this an ‘update’. Gray avoids making a judgement on whether the gatherings were a breach of the regulations and guidance in place at the time because of the police inquiry.

A Graywash? Downing Street party report is merely an ‘update’
The report criticises ‘failures of leadership and judgement by different parts of No. 10'

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