Monday 23 May 2022 10:19 AM Boris braces for Partygate report in DAYS 'including photos of No10 bashes' trends now

Boris Johnson is bracing for the Partygate report within days amid claims it could include photos of No10 bashes - and potentially result in the departure of the country's top civil servant.

Sue Gray is expecting to deliver damning conclusions about lockdown breaches in Whitehall after Scotland Yard wrapped up their investigation last week.   

Downing Street has indicated it will not resist the inclusion of potentially dozens of images from events that broke the rules, in the hope they can help convince the public that there were not 'raves' going on.

But there are claims Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is facing particularly heavy criticism from Ms Gray, even though he was not personally fined over the scandal.

Meanwhile, ministers have denied that Mr Johnson organised talks with Ms Gray about her investigation, insisting that there was only a 'procedural' discussion that she 'instigated'. 

The report is being finalised after the conclusion of the separate inquiry by the Metropolitan Police, which saw 83 people handed at least one fixed penalty notice each in relation to eight separate dates.

Mr Johnson received just one fine, for his 56th birthday gathering in June 2020 when indoor mixing was banned - the same event that saw both his wife Carrie and Chancellor Rishi Sunak given penalties.

Downing Street breathed a sigh of relief last week after police confirmed they would not be getting any further punishments.

However, there have been reports Mr Case will come in for 'stinging criticism' in the Gray report.

'As the head of the civil service, the ultimate responsibility was his,' one source told the Telegraph.

Meanwhile, there is a row about a meeting between Mr Johnson and Ms Gray, which took place several weeks ago.