BORIS Johnson's D-Day finally arrived today as Sue Gray's report into Downing Street parties was published – and revealed the cops are probing a gathering in the PM's flat.
A heavily watered-down version of the Whitehall inquiry tore into "failures of leadership and judgment" inside No10 across a 20-month period.
Top civil servant Ms Gray, whose findings were censored by the Met, also scolded the booze culture in Downing Street.
Her 12-page report concluded: "There were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office at different times.
"Some of the events should not have been allowed to take place. Other events should not have been allowed to develop as they did."
Mr Johnson spent the morning poring over the findings – that could seal his political career – before it was published this afternoon.
He is due to come to the Commons at around 3.30pm for a statement on the Partygate developments.
In major developments:
- Ms Gray revealed the Met were probing 12 out of the 16 gatherings
- She revealed there a fresh gathering in the PM's flat the night Dominic Cummings resigned
- She interviewed more than 70 people and demanded emails, texts, WhatsApps and exit logs
- Boris Johnson is set to rally Tory MPs at a meeting this evening
- He will then avoid the fallout by jetting off to Ukraine tomorrow
- Tory MPs were deciding whether to submit letters of no confidence
Crucial findings have been redacted from the report after Scotland Yard demanded Ms Gray leaves out anything that encroaches on their own inquiry.
Dame Cressida Dick took a wrecking ball to the civil service probe by launching her own police investigation into eight parties in Downing Street and Whitehall.
In her report today, Ms Gray revealed the Met were also investigating 12 out of the 16 gatherings that formed part of her probe – which were therefore effectively off-limits for her report.
Downing Street has not committed to publish the full findings of the Gray report even once the cops finish, meaning they may never see the light of day.
They include the "bring your own booze bash" in the Downing St garden, and two No10 parties on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral.
Mr Johnson and senior Downing St staff have been interviewed as part of the process.
The PM has for weeks been urging rebellious Tory MPs to wait for the Gray report before submitting letters of no confidence in his leadership.
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He has insisted the findings would exonerate him from any lockdown-rule breaking and "draw a line" under the saga.
But it remains to be seen if the watered-down report is enough to bring would-be mutineers back from the ledge – or whether they'll hold judgement until the Met probe concludes.
Seven Tory MPs have so far publicly called for Mr Johnson to resign, along with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Publication of the Gray report had been expected to trigger a further cascade of letters, but temperatures now appear to have cooled.
Mr Johnson's loyalists has been shoring up support with wavering MPs, while the PM has been meeting some personally in his office.
He's vowed to shake-up his top team in Downing Street and pursue more Conservative policies.
Today he launched a Brexit Freedoms Bill and is planning to publish the long-awaited Levelling Up white paper this week.
KEY ALLEGED RULE-BREAKING PARTY
SOME of the alleged rule-breaking parties in Downing Street during lockdown:
May 15 2020 – Boris, Carrie and key staff pictured drinking in the No10 garden
Rules: Meet one other person outside the household in public socially distanced. Gatherings in private gardens banned.
May 20 2020 – No10 top aide invites 100 staff to a “BYOB” bash in the Downing Street garden
Rules: Meet one other person outside the household in public socially distanced. Gatherings in private gardens banned.
June 19 2020 – Boris presented with a birthday cake in the Cabinet Room
Rules: Rule of 6 outside. No gatherings indoors unless for work
November 13 2020 – Boris gives a leaving speech for departing aide Lee Cain
Rules: Full lockdown
November 27 2020 – Boris gives a speech at the leaving party for departing aide Cleo Watson
Rules: Full lockdown
December 15 2020 – No10 Christmas quiz, where PM appears virtually
Rules: Tier 2 London. No meeting inside. Rule of six outside
April 12 2021 – Two No10 parties on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral
Rules: No indoor mixing between households
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