I’ve heard it all being discussed on LBC radio and don’t think it’s as easy as we all presume. i.e. what are they going to charge them with. Apparently Fixed Penalty Notices which were being given out, can’t be given out past six months.
No thanks, I don’t use it.
Me neither…It won’t let me in…and I’m not joining…thanks galty…
Since when do the police issue orders to people like Sue Gray?
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AFAIK, they don’t and, in this case, haven’t, but they have requested the Cabinet Office to minimise reference to certain events in Ms Gray’s report.
If I were Ms Gray, I’d point out that the Met’s investigation was only launched after her report was due out and that their investigation is based on the results of her report. (1.) If they’d been doing their job properly then their investigations would have started months ago when the incidents were fresh in people’s minds and they would have taken action already. So, I’d publish and be damned … 
- Dame Cressida told the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee that the police had been provided evidence by the Cabinet Office inquiry team, led by Whitehall enforcer Sue Gray. “We have a long-established and effective working relationship with the Cabinet Office, who have an investigative capability,” she said. “As you well know they have been carrying out an investigation over the last few weeks. What I can tell you this morning is that, as a result of the information provided by the Cabinet Office inquiry team, I can confirm that the Met is now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last two years in relation to potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations.”
The Sue Gray report into Downing Street parties is set to finally be published today, the Mirror understands - but with key parts left out.
Boris Johnson is expected to give a statement to Parliament after 3.30pm shortly after the long-awaited inquiry is made public.
But the report will be stripped of key details after the Met Police launched an investigation into around eight of the lockdown gatherings, and asked Ms Gray to make only “minimal reference” to them in her report.
Ms Gray had still not sent her report to Downing Street as of 10am today, the Mirror understands. There was still a slim chance it could be delayed again.
The Prime Minister is expected to apologise to the Commons again and tell them that he accepts her redacted findings in full.
Sources said he was planning to tell MPs that the Government will “learn the lessons” of the row before announcing changes to his top team. The PM could announce a new chief operating officer at No10 to review HR policies and set up a new code of conduct for staff, according to one ally.
Mr Johnson is also set to speak to Tory MPs and members of his Cabinet today to shore up support.
I expect that the squib will be damp … 
Fair enough but its about a Blog on Facebook called “The Tories Are Killing Britain”
Which I would think you would support their View.
See my reply to Omah
The prime minister’s official spokesman said the findings of the redacted report will be published on the Government website and Commons library later today after Downing St was handed the report on Monday morning.
He added: “The prime minister will then provide the statement to the house when people have had the opportunity to read and consider the findings.”
He confirmed that Number 10 had received the report in its redacted form and had not seen the allegations which are being investigated by police.
The Prime Minister’s spokesman said Mr Johnson spoke to Ms Gray on Sunday to discuss logistics and the timing of publication of the report but that they did not discuss its contents.
Since we are probably going to see only a redacted version of Sue Gray’s report then perhaps what is missing will be more important than what is contained therein. Anything known of but missing must be considered part of the police investigation and therefore a possible “criminal” act.
Oo-er … 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-60147988
Gray report: Failures of leadership in No 10
The initial findings of Sue Gray’s report into parties at Downing Street has just dropped, saying there were “failures of leadership and judgment” in No 10 and the Cabinet Office.
We are going through it with a fine-tooth comb to bring you all you need to know, but here are some stand-out lines from the document:
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, when the government was asking citizens to accept far-reaching restrictions on their lives, some of the behaviour surrounding these gatherings is difficult to justify
At least some of the gatherings in question represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time
At times it seems there was too little thought given to what was happening across the country in considering the appropriateness of some of these gatherings, the risks they presented to public health and how they might appear to the public
Hardly something we don’t already know is it.
- In line with those terms of reference the following events were in scope:
• 15 May 2020; a photograph showing a number of groups in the garden of No 10 Downing Street;
• 20 May 2020: a gathering in the garden of No 10 Downing Street for No 10 staff;
• 18 June 2020: a gathering in the Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall on the departure of a No 10 private secretary;
• 19 June 2020: a gathering in the Cabinet room in No 10 Downing Street on the Prime Minister’s birthday;
• 13 November 2020:
o a gathering in the No 10 Downing Street flat;
o a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a special adviser;
• 27 November 2020: a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a special adviser;
• 10 December 2020: a gathering in the Department for Education ahead of the Christmas break;
• 15 December 2020: a gathering in No 10 Downing Street for an online Christmas quiz;
• 17 December 2020:
o a gathering in Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall to hold an online Christmas quiz for the Cabinet Secretary’s private office;
o a gathering in Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall on the departure of a senior Cabinet Office official;
o a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a No 10 official;
• 18 December 2020: a gathering in No 10 Downing Street ahead of the Christmas break;
• 14 January 2021; a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of two No 10 private secretaries;
• 16 April 2021;
o A gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a senior No 10 official;
o A gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of another No 10 official.
10.The Metropolitan Police has now confirmed that as a result of information provided by the Cabinet Office investigation team, as well as assessments made by Metropolitan Police officers, they are investigating the events on the dates set out above with the exception of the gatherings on:
• 15 May 2020
• 27 November 2020
• 10 December 2020
• 15 December 2020
11.The police have confirmed that on the basis of the information available the gatherings on these four dates are not considered to have reached the threshold for criminal investigation.
14.As a result of the Metropolitan Police’s investigations, and so as not to prejudice the police investigative process, they have told me that it would only be appropriate to make minimal reference to the gatherings on the dates they are investigating. Unfortunately, this necessarily means that I am extremely limited in what I can say about those events and it is not possible at present to provide a meaningful report setting out and analysing the extensive factual information I have been able to gather.
15.In respect of the gatherings that the Metropolitan Police has assessed as not reaching the threshold for criminal investigation; they have not requested any limitations be placed on the description of those events, however, I have decided not to publish factual accounts in relation to those four dates. I do not feel that I am able to do so without detriment to the overall balance of the findings.
16.More generally, I did consider whether it would be better to pause, as provided for in the terms of reference, and wait until the conclusion of the police investigation before publishing anything. However, given the widespread public interest in, and concern about, these matters, and to avoid further delay, I am providing an update on the investigation and I am setting out some general findings now. I have not made comment on whether individual gatherings were in line with the relevant guidance and regulations in place at the time. I did not judge it appropriate to do so given the police investigation that is now underway.
So, Boris’ bacon has been saved by the intervention of Cressida Dick - should no criminal charges ensue from her investigation then her intervention can only be assumed to have been motivated by the intervention of a third party … 
Some of the report is redacted because the Civil Service union doesn’t want the names of its members included in the report.
Boris is scheduled to tap dance, I mean he is expected to dodge, I mean answer questions from the report. The only problem is if he opens his mouth the truth will be so far back in his throat it will never make it out.
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Conclusion
24.The gatherings within the scope of this investigation are spread over a 20-month period – a period that has been unique in recent times in terms of the complexity and breadth of the demands on public servants and indeed the general public. The whole of the country rose to the challenge. Ministers, special advisers and the Civil Service, of which I am proud to be a part, were a key and dedicated part of that national effort. However, as I have noted, a number of these gatherings should not have been allowed to take place or to develop in the way that they did. There is significant learning to be drawn from these events which must be addressed immediately across Government. This does not need to wait for the police investigations to be concluded.
That’s it - no details but a slapped wrist for BJ and the party set.
I’m not sure that this is even a slapped wrist.
Johnson addresses MPs after Gray criticises leadership
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-60147988
Johnson says he accepts the findings of Sue Gray’s report and says: "We must look at ourselves in the mirror and we must learn.
The PM says he is making changes now to how Downing Street and the Cabinet Office is run so they can get on with the job of government.
He says the “fragmented” nature needs to be addressed, so he will create an office of the prime minister.
Secondly, he says it is time to review the civil service code of conduct.
And thirdly, he promises more announcements in the coming days to improve the working of government and the connection between No 10 and Parliament.
“I get it and I will fix it,” he adds.