, replied martin reynolds. ter the party, while discussing with his office an inquiry from the press, reynolds texted, "it's a complete on an event in the cabinet office, a leaving party for a number ten official, sue gray discovered... on multiple occasions, she wrote, there was a lack of respect and poor treatment of security and cleaning staff. it is also the case that some of the more junior civil servants believed that their involvement in some of these events was permitted, given the attendance of senior leaders. borisjohnson said he was humbled by the report. here's part of his response to the house of commons. i want to begin today by renewing my apology to the house, to the whole country, for the short lunchtime gathering on the 19th ofjune 2020 and the cabinet room, during which i stood at my place at the cabinet table and for which i received a fixed penalty notice. and i also want to say, mr speaker, above all, that i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. sue gray's rep

the report does clearly lay out _ people, but the report does clearly lay out evidence about martin reynoldsnot going to get into the business _ post? i am really not going to get into the business of— post? i am really not going to get into the business of identifying i post? i am really not going to get| into the business of identifying any particular official over any offer or political appointee or anybody in this whole affair. i think it is... in the pictures that sue gray has put out, i think it is entirely right that i should be the one who is not pixelated. i am the person at the top. i am making the changes. i instituted an inquiry. i don't think anybody, just to repeat my point, i don't think anybody could fairly say that what sue gray has done is to cover things up or put things under the carpet. it is a very thorough and extensive piece of work. it covers all sorts of events. what we need to do now is learn from what happened and... i'm not saying i minimise what has happened, but we have a huge, huge amount of business that the government is getting on with right, right now, may

17th, one on the 18th and then on the 21st, and number 10 special adviser apparently e—mailed martin reynoldsare getting — place at the time? further details we are getting at _ place at the time? further details we are getting at the _ place at the time? further details we are getting at the moment, i place at the time? further details i we are getting at the moment, one event on the 16th of december,... we would love it if you could join us for a farewell covid secure drink. what we are seeing, as people go through the report, we are going through the report, we are going through some of the evidence coming into us ourselves. these were planned events. one of them, if people were so drunk that some people were so drunk that some people were so drunk that some people were sick and there was a minor altercation, this was an intense drinking culture and it is hard, isn't it, for people trying to understand this, in its broader sense, that we were all stuck at home, not supposed to be meeting anyone and people here carried on regardless, meeting in close proximity, it is hard to explain that aw

the metro quotes a message from the pm's private secretary martin reynolds, who referred to getting away. the i sums it up as �*failures of leadership�*, and points out that people at the parties made fun of cleaners and security staff who tried to intervene. the telegraph asks why the report author sue gray declined to investigate an event at boris johnson's flat, known as the �*abba party�*. the daily mail takes a very different approach — saying new pictures in the report are not as damning than many expected. the paper asks �*is that it?�*. the sun it says partygate is over and it urges the government to get on with helping people through the cost of living crisis. the well, quite a variety of front pages, but one story... let�*s start off with lord daroch. did borisjohnson get away with it, in your view? i thought there were no new clear facts orjudgements that meant that he was going to face an immediate haemorrhaging of support from tory mps and an early vote on his leadership. so, he did in that sense, but as you yourself said, it�*s a pretty lurid picture that is painted of the

others raised concerns, lee kane mailed martin reynolds saying a 200 person invitation for drinks inn number 10 is a risk in the current environment. 30 to 40 people attended including johnson, then there was this event on the prime minister's birthday, for which he has now been fined. there also details of parties the prime minister did not attend, one in june 2020, then head of ethics in the cabinet office brought the karaoke machine. she has since been fined. sue gray tells us the event lasted a number of hours. it was excessive alcohol consumption by some individuals, one individual was sick, there was an altercation between two others. responding to the report, boris johnson says he did not know the extent of what was happening. >> i have been surprising disappointed as anyone else in this house as revelations have unfolded. >> number 10 stuffers of question this. one told the bbc's nora that he must've known the rules were being broken. >> yc denying this when we have been with him this entire time? we knew the rul have been broken. we know these parties happened. >> but if the

the metro quotes a message from the pm's private secretary, martin reynolds, who said those attendingrinks seemed to get away with it. the i sums it up as "failures of leadership," and points out that people at the parties made fun of cleaners and security staff who tried to intervene. the telegraph asks why the report author sue gray didn't look into an event at borisjohnson�*s flat, known as the "abba party". the daily mail takes a very different approach, saying new pictures in the report are not as damning as many expected. the paper asks, "is that it?" the sun says partygate is now over, and urges the government to get on with helping people through the cost of living crisis. while the times says the government will announce help with people's energy bills — possibly as much as £400 per household — to be funded partly by a windfall tax. so, let's dart off. mo, we can start with you this time. the mirror have a front page by their editor who made a lot of running with some of the early scoops on this story. their front page, while we were drinking until they were sick, laughing at

number ten knew what was going on and he makes reference to a whatsapp message that was sent by martin reynoldsprincipal private secretary saying to another member of staff, "i think we got away with it.", referring to that bring your own booze party back in the 20th of may, 2020. he told his constituents, "i cannot and will not defend the indefensible." and he goes on to say that he submitted his letter at some time ago. there are also some reports online of a third mp who may have submitted a letter of no confidence, but we don't have any confirmation of that yet. what i think is important to say is that whilst these claims are now being made public, many of these letters were actually sent in some time ago and so crucially it does not change the only number which really matters which is how many letters have gone on in total? whether public or private. and until we reach that point of 5a letters going in, there will be no poll on borisjohnson�*s leadership. it is just down the speculation in the media. but i think it is worth saying that the fact that these mps are coming out now and making

if no rules were broken, what on earth did martin reynolds mean when he said we got away with it?arty on the 20th of may? for did he mean it we got away with it? i may? for did he mean it we got away with it? ., ., , , with it? i cannot give an exegesis of what is in _ with it? i cannot give an exegesis of what is in the _ with it? i cannot give an exegesis of what is in the reports, - with it? i cannot give an exegesis of what is in the reports, she - with it? i cannot give an exegesis of what is in the reports, she can | of what is in the reports, she can read it for herself.— of what is in the reports, she can read it for herself. thank you very much, read it for herself. thank you very much. mr— read it for herself. thank you very much, mr speaker. _ read it for herself. thank you very much, mr speaker. when - read it for herself. thank you very much, mr speaker. when the - read it for herself. thank you very l much, mr speaker. when the prime minister says he is sorry, he is a sorry for getting caught. 0ne minister says he is sorry, he is a sorry for getting caught. one of my

and point the finger at many civil servants, including simon case, who i mentioned before, and martin reynoldsill matter a lot today is how the prime minister reacts to this, how apologetic is he? because in the past, he has done a full mere culpa at the dispatch box and then a bit more bullish behind closed doors with conservative mps. if he wants to survive this, it is going to have to survive this, it is going to have to be humble pie throughout every moment of the day, to say that he accepts what has gone wrong and if he gets that wrong, i think conservative mps' mood could change very quickly. 5ir conservative mps' mood could change very quickly-— very quickly. sir roger gale, what is our very quickly. sir roger gale, what is your sense _ very quickly. sir roger gale, what is your sense amongst _ very quickly. sir roger gale, what is your sense amongst your - is your sense amongst your parliamentary colleagues on this? well, before i answer that question, can i well, before i answer that question, can i simply— well, before i answer that question, can i simply say that given the news that

the report shows martin reynolds, a key aide to the pm — was warned of "comms risks" around some eventsway�* with drinks in a message to a special advisor. it also highlighted excessive alcohol consumption — with one person being sick and a �*minor altercation' occuring between two people sue gray also says there were �*multiple examples' of a lack of respect being shown and poor treatment of security and cleaning staff at number ten. speaking at a press conference, the prime minister said he was "humbled" and renewed his apology for the birthday party he attended but he says for context — he hasn't received any other fines from the police. meanwhile, the leader of the opposition, keir starmer said it was now impossible to defend the prime minister and the report �*lays bare the rot�* of the government. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports did you tell parliament the truth, prime minister? do you stand by everything you�*ve told mps before? the wait for the sue gray is finally over. for the prime minister, a day ofjudgment, months after he announced an investigation into p