Comedian Joe Lycett reportedly sparked 'panic' among ministers today after his spoof version of the Sue Gray report was mistaken for a 'serious leak'.
Ministers were left 'running around panicking' after the comedian took to social media to share his own version of Ms Gray's report to the nation, according to a source.
Ms Gray, the second permanent secretary at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, is the senior civil servant tasked with investigating whether several gatherings held at Downing Street were in breach of Covid lockdown rules.
The official inquiry into the 'partygate row' is expected to be published this week - having reportedly been delayed last week due to the emergency of new claims - and there is growing nervousness in Downing Street over what it will reveal.
However Lycett today released a parody version of the report containing a mock summary of Ms Gray's seven main findings - leaving some ministers fearful it was a 'serious leak'.
Taking to Twitter the comedian wrote: 'BREAKING: Leaked Sue Gray report reveals shocking abuse of the rules. Hard to see how the PM can cling on after this.'
Comedian Joe Lycett released a spoof version of the Sue Gray report on his social media
Sue Gray is the senior civil servant tasked with investigating whether several gatherings held at Downing Street were in contravention of Covid lockdown rules
Taking to his Twitter page the comedian wrote that the 'leaked Sue Gray report' revealed the 'shocking abuse of the rules'
The comedian went on to share a mock summary of the seven main findings found by Ms Gray which highlighted a 'culture of Covid-19 regulation rule breaking' at Downing Street.
The mock document read: 'A summary of my main findings:
'A culture of Covid-19 regulation rule breaking at Number 10 Downing street.
'Games were played which were known as 'Slow Dance' and 'Pass the A***hole.
'A number of WhatsApp groups were established to organise gatherings, with titles including 'Definitely a meeting' and 'Down It Street.
'At one party, a senior minister insisted all cabinet members get onto a table and perform Pure and Simple by Hear'Say.
'Before one of the gatherings ********** who worked closely with the PM insisted everyone be tested and was subsequently referred to a 'T**teral Flow' by advisors.
'A video of the PM's wife at one party confirms her attendance in which she is heard saying 'it could be as many as few as four and as many as sixty kids' lol.
'One advisor insisted this report makes clear 'it is categorically not a breach of rules to be part of a human centipede if said centipede was formed prior to lockdown'.
'Please forward any queries to my email address [email protected].'
After posting the mocked leak the comedian said he had received a series of messages from a source who worked for a cabinet minister
