The senior civil servant investigating Partygate has taken evidence about a ‘Winner Takes It All’ Abba party to mark the resignation of Dominic Cummings, The Mail on Sunday has been told.
It is understood that as part of her inquiry into socialising in Boris Johnson’s No 10 flat, Sue Gray has been told about a ‘victory party’ held by friends of the Prime Minister’s then fiancée Carrie Symonds on the night of November 13, 2020, after Mr Cummings had left with his belongings in a box. He had allegedly lost a power struggle with Ms Symonds and other advisers.
A spokesman for Mrs Johnson said: ‘It is totally untrue to suggest Mrs Johnson held a party in the Downing Street flat on November 13, 2020.’
The Metropolitan Police could now investigate the party as part of its probe, and call on Mrs Johnson to provide written evidence.
Mr Cummings resigned as Mr Johnson’s de facto chief of staff after losing the alleged power struggle with Mrs Johnson. He has previously claimed there was a ‘party’ in the Downing Street flat on the night of his departure.
Civil servants in the building at the time were advised by officials to go to the Downing Street flat to apologise for not sufficiently supporting the Prime Minister’s then-fiancée. ‘They were ordered to go up and kiss the ring,’ one said.
One more party, details of which, no doubt, will be redacted … 
