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Today in Focus

Sue Gray day: the Partygate finale

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Partygate saga culminated with a report on Wednesday on the extent of rule-breaking in Downing Street during lockdown. Peter Walker and Jonathan Freedland analyse what it means for the PM. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian.

0:09.0

Today, Su Grey's report into parties in Downing Street

0:12.6

was once expected to be the killer blow

0:15.6

for Boris Johnson's premiership.

0:17.6

What did it deliver?

0:19.0

It started like this.

0:29.0

Boris Johnson has apologized

0:32.0

and one of his senior aides has quit.

0:34.0

Over a video showing Downing Street staff joking

0:37.0

about a Christmas party.

0:38.0

I've just seen reports on Twitter

0:40.0

that there was a Downing Street Christmas party

0:42.0

Friday night. Do you recognise it?

0:44.0

What's the answer?

0:46.0

At first, it was just one alleged party.

0:49.0

There was no party and that no Covid rules were broken

0:55.0

and that is what I have been repeatedly assured.

0:58.0

But it was enough for an internal investigation

1:01.0

commissioned by the Prime Minister

1:03.0

and it fell on the shoulders of one woman.

1:06.0

Su Grey, the second most senior official at the department

1:09.0

for levelling up, has carried out previous high-profile investigations.

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