Downing Street has refused to publish minutes of a secretive meeting between Boris Johnson and Sue Gray ahead of the publication of her Partygate report.
No10 today admitted its staff contacted Ms Gray’s office suggesting a meeting - which led to direct talks between the PM and the senior civil servant around the start of May.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Mr Johnson had not requested the talks personally, and indicated they were an “overview” of the timings of publication.
