Sue Gray report: Drunken No 10 party culture in lockdown laid bare

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Sue Gray's report into lockdown parties at Downing Street was released today. It reveals details of excessive drinking and abuse of cleaning staff at parties while the rest of the country was in lockdown. What should happen as a result of its findings?

Political and official leadership must bear responsibility for the culture at No 10At another party, in June 2020, there was "excessive alcohol consumption by some individuals. One individual was sick. There was a minor altercation between two other individuals"

Mr Reynolds later told an unnamed adviser "we seem to have got away with" the party. He has since left Downing Street, returning to his job at the Foreign Office. He said he had not seen the empty bottle-filled bins, the altercation, the vomiting. And even when he was present and raising a glass at some of the controversial events, he was merely showing ''leadership" - wishing departing staff well.

It's his own MPs who will decide the prime minister's future. The judgment they must reach is whether this version of events is credible - or credible enough - to move on from 'Partygate'.

 

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They are LAUGHING at us at the bereaved putting 2 fingers up at the country We re in power now and we can do what we like Motivated by greed, power at any cost corrupt For true BALANCE interview CovidJusticeUK

Well he would say that Theyre all complicit Its disgusting Just get rid next election Theyre not fit to govern We need a test of fitness as to who can be allowed to be an MP Then the Met investigation Savid’s brother a key figure ? Please

These people lose their humanity every time they defend Johnson. Do they really think we are buying their patronising bollocks

If repeatedly - habitually, one might say - lying does not warrant the resignation of a Prime Minister whose lies have been found out, I really cannot imagine what would.

What a contrast listening to Lucy Powell a decent honest MP who tells the truth LucyMPowell

Seems there were a lot of leaving do’s!! What a load of bullsh1te the defender of johnson is spouting. The challenges we face need a man of honour and integrity not a lying cheat! LiarNotALeader ToriesUnfitToGovern

Andrew Griffith you may say the government are behind Johnson . Test the feelings in the country I think you may find things very different. I will move on when Johnson moves out

lewis_goodall Spineless, morally bankrupt enablers. They're willing to do anything to retain power.

lewis_goodall LucyMPowell Starmer's offer to stand down if found to have broken the law is disingenuous. He'd already painted himself into a resignation corner when asking Johnson to resign. But i'm sure the Met will come up with the 'right' verdict.

haversham_miss What he means is if Johnson goes I won’t have a job!

BorisJohnson What a venal, vulgar, puerile, indolent, incompetent, negligent, dishonest, reprehensible, self-aggrandising spectacle of self-service this Government is. O tempora, o mores.

How are we in this state Please can some adults intervene It's absolutely clear he broke HIS law, several times He's lied to parliament He has managed to stop all investigations into the most obvious law breaking party, by both police and 'independent' Plus so many more Help!

Breaking the law doesn’t warrant his resignation. Cool cool, totally normal country.

How about for insulting and demeaning the heroic sacrifices of the British people?

LucyMPowell We know that he did break the rules (30th April) But when you have friends in the right places? Indoor mixing of two or more households was not permitted again until 17 May 2021, subject to exceptions, which only included a 'GATHERING' as reasonably 'NECESSARY' for work purposes.

Wheel out the cheerleaders day in day out. Let Johnston stay because it bodes well for the electorate to ensure HE and all his supporting MPs/MSPS are eradicated at next election. No person competent or with any integrity to replace him within the current crop of liars and crooks

And this is why they all must go. Johnson’s regime is rotten to the core, he has destroyed the Tory party as he destroys everything he touches. And they deserve him. They don’t care about the public, never have, never will.

The Prime Ministers own words on the ministerial code when he came to power. He has lied to parliament & the country on numerous occasions. Judge him by his own words.

lewis_goodall Things it’s (he refers to humans) done that warrant a resignation

Of course they are. They know they are total political runts and that if he goes they too will go.

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lewis_goodall Whether they were 'work events' or 'parties' is irrelevant. The purpose of regulations, and more pertinently, social distancing, was to prevent the spread of infection to save lives. It is clear their was a flagrant disregard for distancing in these events. SueGrayReport

No. We need a competent government in these difficult times. As well as their deep moral failures, these people have shown themselves to be totally incompetent.

lewis_goodall Then they're all as bad as him.

Wow. He nearly wins Tory slogan bingo. Only missed one- “He got the big things right.”

'Their' reaction is criminal.

LucyMPowell Clear new commitment without the qualification of receiving a fine.

danohagan The government only gives a toss about, well, themselves.

lewis_goodall What every Tory mouthpiece is saying is that every single Conservative MP, including the entire cabinet are so useless and inept that only Boris Johnson can be Prime Minister at this time because that is what it sounds like.

If he puts a windfall tax on energy companies he should resign. He is taxing my investment therefore taxing me.

LucyMPowell

lewis_goodall Lying ok then- good to know.

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LucyMPowell Not news! He said this a couple of weeks ago.

Where is the newsnight program on Nazi Azov Brigade in the Ukraine , it's on YouTube but not available BBC?

Get the offenders out of Cabinet

Sack the lot-total disregard and disrespect to all the rest abiding by the rules which we considered law. I was going through cancer treatment through all the lockdowns into 2021,no visitors,no friend at appointments with me. The shower in this cabinet couldn't care less

just seen your report in Bexleyheath I live local your report does not reflect the Borough most of us say move on this is ridiculous

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The staff & government were clearly ripping the piss put of the rest of us .

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