BORIS COMES UNDER FIRE FROM HIS OWN BENCHES AFTER LONG AWAITED SUE GRAY REPORT

The Prime Minister has come under damning criticism from both sides of the parliamentary benches, after the publication of a stripped down report on parties held at number 10 Downing Street conducted by civil servant Sue Gray.

Mr Johnson was verbally lashed by respected figures within his own party as he stood to defend himself, some of which took the chance to inform the PM that he no longer received their support.

Theresa May delivered a damning blow to the Prime Minister, saying:

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"Either [he] has not read the rules, or didn't understand them, or didn't think they applied to No10. Which was it?"

Worsley and Eccles South MP, Barbara Keeley said:

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"Among those most affected by the Pandemic were those with learning difficulties cut off from their families and disallowed an advocate if they were admitted to hospital. 

"For too many, restrictions to services and the awful isolation without visitors, that the PM's rules expected them to follow, was a matter of life and death.

"The mortality rate of those with learning difficulties from Covid, was eight times that of the general population.

"When he (The PM) thinks about the damage done to all those groups and their families who were so isolated, and the seriousness of the failures of judgement and leadership in Number 10 found by the investigation.

"How can He think his position is tenable?"

 

The PM responded by saying that she was entirely right about those with learning disabilities that had suffered but failed to answer the question regarding if his future of PM could continue.

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford was ejected from the chamber after refusing to retract comments claiming that Johnson had 'misled the house'. Leader of the house Sir Lindsay Hoyle repeated asked Mr Blackford to retract his words but he refused and walked before being lead away.

It has been revealed that the Met Police are probing twelve parties held at number 10, including four of which he was in attendance. 

As the nation were separated from loved ones to protect them from the virus, parties were consistently held, one of which was a Birthday Party for the PM himself.

The nice-page update outlined serious failures of leadership and judgement in observing the high standards of office along with his own governments rules on social distancing at the time.

The report was limited in what it could reveal due to the ongoing police investigations and a request from Scotland Yard earlier in the week, allowing Ms Gray to make only minimal reference.

The inquiry found that members of staff felt unable to report behaviour they witnessed at work.

The investigation by the Met Police has confirmed that it has been handed over 300 images and 500 pages of information pertaining to what has become known as 'Partygate'.

A police spokesperson said:

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“Having received the documentation from the Cabinet Office on Friday 28 January, we are now reviewing it at pace to confirm which individuals will need to be contacted for their account. This prioritisation will include reviewing all the material from the Cabinet Office, which includes more than 300 images and over 500 pages of information.

“If following an investigation, officers believe it is appropriate, because the Covid regulations have been breached without a reasonable excuse, a fixed penalty notice would normally be issued.

“Once the penalty is paid, the matter is considered closed. Alternatively individuals may decide to dispute the notice. In these circumstances officers will consider whether to pursue the matter in a magistrates' court.”