Tens of thousands of pounds have been spent on Sue Gray’s party inquiry, the People has been told - as Boris Johnson scrambles to cling on to Downing Street.
Some sources estimate the cost of the Partygate probe could be as high as £80,000.
And up to £100,000 more could be being splashed on the Met’s investigation into lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street, as police officers sift through hundreds of photographs, CCTV images and other evidence.