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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason and Jessica Elgot

Gray finds ‘failure of leadership’ at No 10 as police investigate 300 photos

Boris Johnson in the House of Commons
Boris Johnson faced a barrage of criticism from his own MPs in the House of Commons. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK parliament/AFP/Getty

Boris Johnson has been left desperately trying to shore up his premiership after the Sue Gray report as detectives were revealed to be investigating 300 photos and 12 events in Downing Street, including a party in the prime minister’s private flat.

Johnson faced a wall of anger from Conservative MPs in the House of Commons after Gray’s investigation concluded that many of the 16 parties were “difficult to justify” and condemned “failures of leadership and judgment” in No 10 and the Cabinet Office.

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