Just scanned through the report and although it says there is a lack of leadership (of the civil service as well as the prime minister) it doesn’t really provide any other revelations.
After several months of this, its amounted to pretty much nothing as far is Boris is concerned but reveals a lot about the behaviour and values of the civil service.
Now on to Starmers partying.
This is the same cabinet room that they had the meeting in.
On 13 November 2020, the day Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain quit No 10, it was claimed Carrie Johnson, the PM’s wife, hosted a party for her special adviser friends in the Downing Street flat. Carrie Johnson was very pleased to see Cumming and Cain go, and there were reports that Abba music was playing so loudly it could be heard some distance away. Boris Johnson attended at some point and there was surprise that neither he, nor his wife, were fined by the police over the event.
According to the Sunday Times, Carrie Johnson claimed that she and her advisers were holding a “strategy meeting”. The PM reportedly said he was interviewing an adviser about a possible job.
The report reveals that Sue Gray never properly investigated this.
I wonder why … 
^^^
All eyes on Starmer and Rayner now
BJ reads the report:
And this is what the report says about a leaving do on 18 June 2020 for Hannah Young, a No 10 official.
The link door log shows that a number of officials from the No 10 Private Office went through the link door between 19.51 and 20.16 including Martin Reynolds and Stuart Glassborow. They joined the other members of the Private Office, including No 10 official (1), already in the waiting room. Some brought pizza and prosecco and they were followed by others, over the next couple of hours. Helen MacNamara, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, attended for part of the evening and provided a karaoke machine which was set up in an adjoining office to the waiting room.
The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Mark Sedwill, returned from a meeting and noted that there were individuals in his waiting room. He stayed for a short time and before leaving for another meeting he gave permission for the use of his office for a short time.
The event lasted for a number of hours. There was excessive alcohol consumption by some individuals. One individual was sick. There was a minor altercation between two other individuals.
The event broke up in stages with a few members of staff leaving from around 21.00 and the last member of staff, who stayed to tidy up, leaving at 03.13.
So far, so good for BJ - he can blame everyone else, even though he’s the boss and should, honourably, carry the can - he will, of course, 'umbly apologise but as we know, when BJ speaks, BJ lies … 
Some detail from Gray.
Her report says the following on Boris Johnson’s surprise birthday party in 2020:
The event lasted between 14:25 and 14:45, throughout which the prime minister was present. Those attending consumed food and drink, and some drank alcohol.
It was previously said that Boris Johnson had attended the event for 9 minutes. The report says he was there for 20.
How many gullibles focused on those “only 9 minutes” - well, they’ll have to change their tune … 
Boris Johnson starts by thanking Sue Gray for her report and renewing his apology for the short gathering in the cabinet office for which he was fined. He says he takes full responsibility for everything that occured on his watch.
“Resign, resign” … 
Fat chance … 
He admits to “briefly attending the gatherings” to praise them, which is a key part of “leadership”.
But Johnson says the gatherings carried on afterwards and that was a breach of the rules.
“I had no knowledge of those subsequent proceedings as I simply wasn’t there,” he says.
Was he upstairs, canoodling with Carrie … 
A number MPs laugh when he says all the senior management has changed within Downing Street.
The prime minister is going out of his way here to emphasise that he did not knowingly mislead the House of Commons.
That’s the problem with BJ - his habitual lying is so ingrained in his “character” that to him lying and truth are synonymous.
His opening statement is over. It did not seem to go down particularly well in the chamber.
Dominic Cummings says, on Twitter:
“He doesn’t think he did anything wrong, as he said repeatedly in 2020 'Everyone better remember I’m the ******* Fuhrer around here”
Boris Johnson concludes his speech by saying he is “proud” of the work the government has done.
Johnson says: "I hope that today as well as learning the lessons from Sue Gray’s report… we will be able to move on and focus on the priorities of the British people.
i.e. distract the gullible … 
It’s over now Omah.
Onto Beer Korma and his lies
Conservative former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland asks whether the PM has, on any occasion, deliberately lied to Parliament about Partygate?
“No,” Johnson replies.
Sir Ed Davey asks whether Boris Johnson can “look the British people in the eye and name one person, just one person, he cares about more than himself”.
Erm … 
I don’t believe BJ can do that … 
Johnson sidesteps question about claims senior figures at No 10 did not fully respond to police questions about Partygate
Wendy Chamberlain (Lib Dem) asks Johnson about report that senior figures at No 10 did not fully cooperate with the Metropolitan police, by not answering in full the questions about Partygate put in the questionnaires.
Johnson says that is a matter for the Met.
BJ is adept at the sidestep … 
The statement is over. We will be hearing from Johnson again at press conference, scheduled for 3.30pm.
Johnson is right. No sidestep here.
Who has been named?
No one was identified in Ms Gray’s initial report, which was released as the Met Police began investigating the events.
With the police force’s investigation now concluded, Ms Gray has named some senior officials and ministers in her final report. They include:
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson
- Chancellor Rishi Sunak
- Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, the most senior civil servant
- Cleo Watson, a No 10 special adviser
- Dominic Cummings, the PM’s former chief adviser
- Lee Cain, the PM’s former communications chief
- James Slack, No 10’s former director of communications
- Martin Reynolds, the PM’s former principal private secretary
- Helen MacNamara, No 10’s former ethics chief
