Thursday 19 May 2022 10:37 PM Sue Gray's Partygate report: Whitehall braces for it as sources warn it will ... trends now
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Parts of Sue Gray’s long-awaited report into the No 10 parties will provoke an ‘Oh Lord!’ response when it is published next week, sources claimed last night.
The senior civil servant will finally set out what exactly went on at 16 events across Whitehall.
Some of the most damaging revelations will include how a party in the Cabinet Office ended with a boozy fight. Sources said a number of the findings would make people think ‘Oh Lord!’ because they had been kept secret until now.
It is understood that the report, which is most likely to be published on either Tuesday or Wednesday, will be up to 36 pages long.
A source said Miss Gray’s report would not be as damning as some of Mr Johnson’s fiercest critics are hoping.
Whitehall insiders said Miss Gray was still ‘weighing up’ whether to publish some of the more than 300 photographs she gathered during her investigation.
Prime minister Boris Johnson is seen walking past a Metropolitan Police Van from the Tory Party Head Quarters back to Downing Street, Central London
They include some taken by No 10’s official photographer. Discussions last night were also continuing about whether the report would name senior figures involved.
It is understood that Miss Gray will present a factual account of all the gatherings such as how many people attended and what happened. She looked into 12 events investigated by the police, as well as four others.
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