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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anna Isaac

No 10 officials admit holding back information from partygate inquiry after being ‘frightened into silence’

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Officials working in No 10 claim they have held back information from Sue Gray’s investigation into the partygate scandal due to a “culture of fear” surrounding the probe.

Three sources told The Independent they have not divulged messages and pictures on their phones after a senior member of staff told them to remove anything that could fuel speculation in the wake of the first party revelations.

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