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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Faced with the Gray report, Johnson was left without honesty and without honour

Boris Johnson
‘It might be an idea to laminate Boris Johnson’s briefing papers to save them getting ruined with wine spills.’ Photograph: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Sometimes less is more. When the Metropolitan police finally got round to investigating the parties at No 10, after being presented with the evidence by Sue Gray, and then insisted she doctor her final report, it was generally assumed to be a win for The Suspect. The Greased Piglet escapes again after an establishment cover-up. Only Gray had other ideas.

Rather than punting out a whitewash, she just said: “Fuck you” and downed tools.

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