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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times, and aubrey allegretti, political correspondent at the guardian. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... they have been changing quite a lot in the past two minutes as they try to get the latest on the sue gray report. the i paper says that sue gray's "censored" report on prime minister borisjohnson is imminent. the ft says the met police is accused of a "stitch—up" over the delay to sue gray's partygate report. the times also focuses on the anger over the delay to gray's report. the daiy mail also criticises that delay over sue gray's report, calling the probe into parties at number 10 a "shambles". the guardian says the redacted gray report is now "imminent" after a row.

that literally just changed that literallyjust changed in the last ten minutes or so. the telegraph, meanwhile, say that energy bills will hit £1900 from april. and the daily mirror continues with reports that oil and gas giants shell and bp are set to profit from the cost of living crisis. so, let's begin. sian come kick us off with the telegraph as suspects receiving suit great dossier. the telegraph as suspects receiving suit great dossier-— telegraph as suspects receiving suit ureat dossier. ., , . ., , , great dossier. the telegraph chooses to lead off with _ great dossier. the telegraph chooses to lead off with the _ great dossier. the telegraph chooses to lead off with the story _ great dossier. the telegraph chooses to lead off with the story that - to lead off with the story that scotland —— scotland yard is not going to contact any suspect in the party gate affair, anyone accused of potentially breaching lockdown rules by being at or organising the parties that took place in downing street. it's been such a complicated

series of changes on this story today. sue gray is understood to be entirely furious because the met police told her to publish a slimmed down version of her report, she should possibly redact or water down some of the details she was going to include in the report and they have asked her to do that because they may want to launch prosecutions. there has been all kinds of arguments about this, whether this was an appropriate thing for the paulding police to do it many feel that it was not a many feel this now means that sue gray report will be a slimmed that document and will not be as powerful as it could have been an this whole affair will now drag your metropolitan police contact people and decide whether or not finds it should be issued. so it's very complicated and there are lots of arguments on every side. and it's

moving quite fast but what we seem to understand is that sue gray's report will be published very soon and that it will be a redacted or watered down version of what she was proposing to originally publish. what do you make of that? at the end of the day, dane president dick was pretty clear in her statement to the london assembly on tuesday that they think the threshold have been met for investigating what would be offences subject to a fixed penalty notice and these are the kind of serious and of these potential offences which is why they were looking at the retrospectively at all and in that sense is a dam is not already done to the prime minister? ~ . , , m not already done to the prime minister? ~ , ., not already done to the prime minister? ~ , . minister? was sick and everyone so much for surprise _ minister? was sick and everyone so much for surprise was _ minister? was sick and everyone so much for surprise was the - minister? was sick and everyone so much for surprise was the fact - minister? was sick and everyone so much for surprise was the fact that l much for surprise was the fact that the met _ much for surprise was the fact that the met position until tuesday this week_ the met position until tuesday this week with — the met position until tuesday this week with sue gray's report that has been so _ week with sue gray's report that has been so immanent was that it did not investigate _ been so immanent was that it did not investigate these kinds of things retrospectively so it seems odd that sue gray—

retrospectively so it seems odd that sue gray did all the delving and got all the _ sue gray did all the delving and got all the evidence and spoke to witnesses and was ready to publish a fairly factual encounter of her encounters with number ten officials, _ encounters with number ten officials, advisers and politicians themselves and then at the last minute — themselves and then at the last minute have the rug pulled out from under_ minute have the rug pulled out from under her_ minute have the rug pulled out from under her feet. so, minute have the rug pulled out from under herfeet. so, yes, ithink speaking — under herfeet. so, yes, ithink speaking to— under herfeet. so, yes, ithink speaking to posters today the damage from this— speaking to posters today the damage from this saga has already been done and it's— from this saga has already been done and it's quite difficult for boris johnson — and it's quite difficult for boris johnson to recover although not impossible because don't forget this is a impossible because don't forget this is 6 prime _ impossible because don't forget this is a prime minister who has got himself— is a prime minister who has got himself out of some pretty difficult holes _ himself out of some pretty difficult holes in _ himself out of some pretty difficult holes in the past and he has a lot of allies still in the conservative party are — of allies still in the conservative party are working very hard to plan for life _ party are working very hard to plan for life after the sue gray report and the government reset they hope can take _ and the government reset they hope can take place in the next few weeks now what _ can take place in the next few weeks now. what will frustrate them is this will— now. what will frustrate them is this will not draw as clear a line underneath the issue as they hoped and they— underneath the issue as they hoped and they thought that even if boris johnson _ and they thought that even if boris johnson was found to have had some sort of— johnson was found to have had some

sort of culpability in this sue gray report— sort of culpability in this sue gray report that — sort of culpability in this sue gray report that he could encourage mps to stick— report that he could encourage mps to stick with him and suggest to them _ to stick with him and suggest to them that he had plans for a reset and he _ them that he had plans for a reset and he could regain the confidence and he could regain the confidence and importantly as well regain discipline in the conservative party — discipline in the conservative party. but if there is not a neat line drawn _ party. but if there is not a neat line drawn underneath this and we understand that sue gray is not going _ understand that sue gray is not going to — understand that sue gray is not going to publish anything further so this is— going to publish anything further so this is a _ going to publish anything further so this is a final version of the report— this is a final version of the report that she was in, redacted and it will— report that she was in, redacted and it will not— report that she was in, redacted and it will not he — report that she was in, redacted and it will not be a follow up afterwards and if a clear line is not drawn _ afterwards and if a clear line is not drawn underneath this i think the prime — not drawn underneath this i think the prime minister bossman allies will he _ the prime minister bossman allies will he a _ the prime minister bossman allies will be a bit worried that this issue — will be a bit worried that this issue will— will be a bit worried that this issue will never have been put bed properly — issue will never have been put bed ro erl . ., , issue will never have been put bed --roerl. ., ., properly. people that make of it what they will. _ properly. people that make of it what they will. talk _ properly. people that make of it what they will. talk us - properly. people that make of it what they will. talk us through l properly. people that make of it - what they will. talk us through your front page, the lead name quoted on the front page article tomorrow and i said the headline pretty much changed in the last two minutes and probably that means you were still writing until quite late this evening. i writing until quite late this evenina. . , writing until quite late this evenina. .,, . ~ writing until quite late this evenin.. ., evening. i was taking calls and a few hours _ evening. i was taking calls and a few hours ago — evening. i was taking calls and a few hours ago and _ evening. i was taking calls and a few hours ago and it's _ evening. i was taking calls and a few hours ago and it's been - evening. i was taking calls and a few hours ago and it's been a i

evening. i was taking calls and a j few hours ago and it's been a bit frenetic— few hours ago and it's been a bit frenetic but it's nice to have some certainty~ — frenetic but it's nice to have some certainty. we've honestly spent the last two _ certainty. we've honestly spent the last two or — certainty. we've honestly spent the last two or three days being told the report was imminent in them a slight holding positions was now to have some — slight holding positions was now to have some sort of certainty from a journalistic— have some sort of certainty from a journalistic of view.— journalistic of view. your headline is sa in: journalistic of view. your headline is saying that _ journalistic of view. your headline is saying that it's _ journalistic of view. your headline is saying that it's imminent - journalistic of view. your headline is saying that it's imminent so - journalistic of view. your headline is saying that it's imminent so it'sj is saying that it's imminent so it's more immanent than it was 2a hours ago, it seems. it’s more immanent than it was 24 hours ago. it seems-— ago, it seems. it's immanent in so far there ago, it seems. it's immanent in so farthere is — ago, it seems. it's immanent in so far there is an _ ago, it seems. it's immanent in so far there is an intent _ ago, it seems. it's immanent in so far there is an intent to _ ago, it seems. it's immanent in so far there is an intent to publish - far there is an intent to publish even _ far there is an intent to publish even if— far there is an intent to publish even if what is going to be published is not what sue gray wanted — published is not what sue gray wanted to be published, some up with a question— wanted to be published, some up with a question tonight would we expect it really— a question tonight would we expect it really from next week, from monday— it really from next week, from monday and the answer camel it really from next week, from monday and the answer came i would not necessarily take that for granted, _ not necessarily take that for granted, so the idea is maybe it could _ granted, so the idea is maybe it could he — granted, so the idea is maybe it could be sent to number ten at some point over— could be sent to number ten at some point over the weekend and of course when _ point over the weekend and of course when we _ point over the weekend and of course when we come of the public and also some _ when we come of the public and also some of— when we come of the public and also some of the — when we come of the public and also some of the journalists, if odysseus is probably— some of the journalists, if odysseus is probably not until when number ten publishes it because it's in sue grav's _ ten publishes it because it's in sue grav's have — ten publishes it because it's in sue gray's have to give it to never attempt — gray's have to give it to never attempt whether she wants but it's downing _ attempt whether she wants but it's downing street who will publish it themselves. so it's really in their

hands _ themselves. so it's really in their hands and — themselves. so it's really in their hands and i— themselves. so it's really in their hands and i suspect they won't want to release _ hands and i suspect they won't want to release it — hands and i suspect they won't want to release it until borisjohnson can he — to release it until borisjohnson can be prepared to be getting up in the house — can be prepared to be getting up in the house of commons and making a statement _ the house of commons and making a statement answering questions as well _ statement answering questions as well |_ statement answering questions as well. ., , , well. i wonder where he is this weekend. _ well. i wonder where he is this weekend. on _ well. i wonder where he is this weekend, on the _ well. i wonder where he is this weekend, on the family - well. i wonder where he is this weekend, on the family farm l well. i wonder where he is this| weekend, on the family farm in well. i wonder where he is this - weekend, on the family farm in the west country or who knows where he might be? late west country or who knows where he miaht be? ~ ~ ., , ., might be? we know he is at checkers this weekend- _ might be? we know he is at checkers this weekend. 0h, _ might be? we know he is at checkers this weekend. 0h, we _ might be? we know he is at checkers this weekend. 0h, we do _ might be? we know he is at checkers this weekend. 0h, we do know he - might be? we know he is at checkers this weekend. 0h, we do know he is| this weekend. 0h, we do know he is there this week _ this weekend. 0h, we do know he is there this week so _ this weekend. 0h, we do know he is there this week so they _ this weekend. 0h, we do know he is there this week so they could - this weekend. 0h, we do know he is there this week so they could get i this weekend. 0h, we do know he is there this week so they could get to j there this week so they could get to dispatch there. tracking all sorts of things now and hope of trying to find out exactly when the envelope arrives. probablyjust an e—mail these days probably nothing so glamourous as an envelope. what do you make of the guardian's front page? is you make of the guardian's front nae? , ., ., you make of the guardian's front nae? ,., ., , page? is another development in this sto . what page? is another development in this story- what i — page? is another development in this story- what i am _ page? is another development in this story. what i am interested _ page? is another development in this story. what i am interested in - page? is another development in this story. what i am interested in i- story. what i am interested in i think is this idea that all these delays, they met cutting across the sue gray report, is this notjust possibly leading to borisjohnson may be getting off the hook a little

bit because if it is just a redacted report now from sue gray without very much detail, the whole thing is kind of almost kicked into the long grass while the police does its work. it kind of feels as though the political tension with taken out of situation and by the time maybe we get the full detail if it ever is published within the line, people will have lost interest and boris johnson will have survived to fight another day. so it kind of feels like it needs to be dealt with now, and the metropolitan police's intervention as many have pointed out does seem an extremely strange one because it does not look as though there is going to be big criminal prosecutions brought in this case, it looks as though it is good to be a case of finding people. and so this whole argument about why the metropolitan police did not want sue gray to put a lot of detail in

her report in case perhaps you could tip all potential suspects or potential witnesses, thatjust does not seem to hold a lot of water and a number of legalfigures not seem to hold a lot of water and a number of legal figures have pointed that out today. the latest when i pointed that out today. the latest when i heard _ pointed that out today. the latest when i heard at _ pointed that out today. the latest when i heard at lunch _ pointed that out today. the latest when i heard at lunch time - pointed that out today. the latest when i heard at lunch time was i when i heard at lunch time was director of public prosecutions who was now a liberal democrat peer. i suppose there are two thoughts come on that so would it matter politically if the prime minister was in receipt of one of these fixed penalty notices or indeed several of them if he is concluded to have been involved in several parties contrary to the rules? and is it possible that the police are being so cautious about the risk of prejudice because something has appeared or the information of something that turns out to be rather more significant than these breaches have her sniffing at people regard these breaches as being? fin her sniffing at people regard these breaches as being?— breaches as being? on your first ruestion, breaches as being? on your first question, absolutely. _ breaches as being? on your first question, absolutely. there - breaches as being? on your first question, absolutely. there are | question, absolutely. there are quite _ question, absolutely. there are quite a — question, absolutely. there are quite a few sort of old foreign

minister— quite a few sort of old foreign minister type tory mps who have said that if— minister type tory mps who have said that if boris _ minister type tory mps who have said that if borisjohnson is criminally sanctioned by the police, that's a pretty— sanctioned by the police, that's a pretty red — sanctioned by the police, that's a pretty red line for them. they will almost _ pretty red line for them. they will almost certainly put letters in calling — almost certainly put letters in calling for him to go and we believe that we _ calling for him to go and we believe that we are — calling for him to go and we believe that we are not terribly far away from _ that we are not terribly far away from that — that we are not terribly far away from that 54 threshold required to trigger— from that 54 threshold required to trigger a _ from that 54 threshold required to trigger a vote of no—confidence. that's_ trigger a vote of no—confidence. that's an — trigger a vote of no—confidence. that's an intriguing thing to sleep in there and i will not try and pin you down on that but that is kind of a collective sense that it has built up over the last couple of weeks. again we are never quite sure exactly — again we are never quite sure exactly how many but some of the types _ exactly how many but some of the types of _ exactly how many but some of the types of conservative mps site talked — types of conservative mps site talked about, they are known to be waiting _ talked about, they are known to be waiting for— talked about, they are known to be waiting for the sue gray report with a red _ waiting for the sue gray report with a red light— waiting for the sue gray report with a red light has been made very clear in advance _ a red light has been made very clear in advance and they know what if she finds and _ in advance and they know what if she finds and what they met would do, they know— finds and what they met would do, they know what that would trigger. so they _ they know what that would trigger. so they are very prepared to act if what _ so they are very prepared to act if what the — so they are very prepared to act if what the red line is is crossed. on your— what the red line is is crossed. on your point— what the red line is is crossed. on your point about why the met has

acted _ your point about why the met has acted this— your point about why the met has acted this way, this is obviously a very tricky— acted this way, this is obviously a very tricky area but there have been questions _ very tricky area but there have been questions raised by government lawyers — questions raised by government lawyers about the sort of suitability of presenting this report— suitability of presenting this report drifted to boris johnson considering he is alleged to have been _ considering he is alleged to have been at — considering he is alleged to have been at some of the events in question— been at some of the events in question that the met may or may not be investigating. and so that is why there _ be investigating. and so that is why there is— be investigating. and so that is why there is this — be investigating. and so that is why there is this concern around prejudicing the inquiry because i was and — prejudicing the inquiry because i was and they don't want to make sure that anybody may later interview has any kind _ that anybody may later interview has any kind of— that anybody may later interview has any kind of advanced insight into what _ any kind of advanced insight into what evidence they have so far. and that is _ what evidence they have so far. and that is one _ what evidence they have so far. and that is one of the dilemmas that the team around sue gray which have been working to _ team around sue gray which have been working to figure out what should go to number— working to figure out what should go to number ten working to figure out what should go to numberten and working to figure out what should go to number ten and that's one of the questions _ to number ten and that's one of the questions they are wrangling with. that raising the possibility of the met might be worried about spin and that perhaps it's fearful that number ten could sort of take the evidence or information from the sue gray report and kind of dress it up and away and i do use the phrase

sexed up because of the dossier in all that butjust sexed up because of the dossier in all that but just that there might be a politcised nation of the report in order to present it in the best possible light of the prime minister evenif possible light of the prime minister even if he is then subsequently to face a fine. all of which are if but it is terribly complicated if the met is thinking like that. dentistry fi . ures are met is thinking like that. dentistry figures are obviously _ met is thinking like that. dentistry figures are obviously very - met is thinking like that. dentistry figures are obviously very nervous| figures are obviously very nervous about— figures are obviously very nervous about what — figures are obviously very nervous about what might emerge about them but they— about what might emerge about them but they also want to be able to put this issue _ but they also want to be able to put this issue to bed and they would quite _ this issue to bed and they would quite like to be exonerated if they are going — quite like to be exonerated if they are going to be, so difficult for them — are going to be, so difficult for them as well. it are going to be, so difficult for them as well.— are going to be, so difficult for them as well. it feels like a soap o era them as well. it feels like a soap opera that _ them as well. it feels like a soap opera that goes _ them as well. it feels like a soap opera that goes on _ them as well. it feels like a soap opera that goes on and - them as well. it feels like a soap opera that goes on and on. - them as well. it feels like a soap opera that goes on and on. it's l them as well. it feels like a soap| opera that goes on and on. it's as if extraordinary and i think we are and around speculation now as opposed to reporting on fact but, yeah... opposed to reporting on fact but, eah. .. , ., �* yeah... intriguing but we won't dwell on that _ yeah... intriguing but we won't dwell on that bill _ yeah... intriguing but we won't dwell on that bill he _ yeah... intriguing but we won't dwell on that bill he which - yeah... intriguing but we won'tj dwell on that bill he which says outrage at police over number ten probe shambles. because it pretty

much covers the ground you both have already talked about. one source saying the met commissioner had stuffed it up by announcing right before the report was to be published and we will see. let's move onto the daily mirror and films milking it in according to the mirror with £900 profits a second. this is a story that i think will talk to a lot of families out there who are really worrying about their heating bills at the moment. it's a story about bp and shall and it's saying that they are making an absolute killing in this energy crisis. they are about to publish their profits over the last three months and it's thought that shell rebuilt profits of 4.3 billion and bp profits of 3 billionjust in rebuilt profits of 4.3 billion and bp profits of 3 billion just in the last three months of last year. and that works out at £900 a second and it's all thanks to rocketing gas

prices and in the meantime of course ordinary families are struggling to pay their bills and they are reeling in this cost—of—living crisis that we have. so an interesting story and also goes into just how much the bosses of these companies earn, £5.2 million over the shell boss and not far off that will be beat boss. so, yeah, the story that makes you feel a bit that things are not very equal but at the moment. it a bit that things are not very equal but at the moment.— a bit that things are not very equal but at the moment. it does for their feel like that. _ but at the moment. it does for their feel like that. aubrey, _ but at the moment. it does for their feel like that. aubrey, what - but at the moment. it does for their feel like that. aubrey, what do - but at the moment. it does for their feel like that. aubrey, what do you | feel like that. aubrey, what do you make of equipment i think it's got to be viewed in the... make of equipment i think it's got to be viewed in the. . ._ to be viewed in the... context of the energy _ to be viewed in the... context of the energy price _ to be viewed in the... context of the energy price get _ to be viewed in the... context of the energy price get a _ to be viewed in the... context of the energy price get a public - to be viewed in the... context of. the energy price get a public fairly dramatically increasing in the next few months and i was late for the government is being very hard—pressed on this by conservative mps of— hard—pressed on this by conservative mps of the _ hard—pressed on this by conservative mps of the moment. tories know that boris is _ mps of the moment. tories know that boris is in _ mps of the moment. tories know that boris is in a _ mps of the moment. tories know that boris is in a very difficult position— boris is in a very difficult position and so they can make certain— position and so they can make certain demands of him and they can be listened _ certain demands of him and they can be listened to a little bit more than _ be listened to a little bit more than they might normally be listen

to. than they might normally be listen to so _ than they might normally be listen to~ so this— than they might normally be listen to. so this issue around energy costs— to. so this issue around energy costs is— to. so this issue around energy costs is one that conservative mps