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Dan O'Donoghue

Karaoke machines, broken swings and 'boozy altercations': Inside Boris Johnson's Downing Street parties

Boris Johnson "must bear responsibility" for the culture of Covid rule breaking in Downing Street during lockdown, a scathing report by top civil servant Sue Gray has concluded.

Her report, published on Wednesday morning, found that "failures of leadership and judgment in Number 10 and the Cabinet Office" resulted in regular gatherings that were "not in line with Covid guidance at the time".

Ms Gray said there were "multiple examples of a lack of respect and poor treatment of security and cleaning staff" by those attending the gatherings.

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