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The Standard View: The Sue Gray report marks a low point in British politics

So did they, in fact, get “away with” it? Sue Gray’s final report into alleged gatherings on government premises during Covid restrictions, also known as partygate, is a damning indictment of Boris Johnson’s leadership.

The Prime Minister’s excuses continue to change. From there were no parties to they only become parties when he left and even that leaving parties were fine after all. There was also outright confusion — the Prime Minister claimed the so-called Abba party in the Downing Street flat had been “extensively investigated” when in fact Gray explicitly says it wasn’t.

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