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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock,Anna Isaac and Jon Stone

‘A man without shame’: Boris Johnson refuses to quit after Partygate report blasts failures of leadership

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Boris Johnson was forced into a humiliating apology in the House of Commons after a damning report into allegations of lockdown-busting parties blasted “failures of leadership and judgement” at 10 Downing Street.

The heavily abridged report by senior civil servant Sue Gray revealed that the Metropolitan Police are conducting a criminal investigation into 12 separate events in No 10 and other government departments, including at least three believed to have been attended by the prime minister.

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