The much anticipated Sue Gray report into Downing Street parties is set to finally be published today.
However key parts of the probe into allegations of rule-breaking booze-ups in Downing Street and Whitehall are to be left out, reports the Mirror.
The report is expected to be made public on Monday afternoon.
Shortly after this, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give a statement to Parliament at 3.30pm.
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It is believed the report will be stripped of key details after the Met police launched an investigation into around eight of the lockdown gatherings, and asked Ms Gray to make only "minimal reference" to them in her report.
Ms Gray sent her report to Downing Street this morning. A Cabinet Office spokesperson said: "We can confirm that Sue Gray has provided an update on her investigations to the Prime Minister."
The Prime Minister is expected to apologise to the Commons again and tell them that he accepts her redacted findings in full.
Sources said he was planning to tell MPs that the Government will "learn the lessons" of the row before announcing changes to his top team.
The PM could announce a new chief operating officer at No10 to review HR policies and set up a new code of conduct for staff, according to one ally.
Mr Johnson is also set to speak to Tory MPs and members of his Cabinet today to shore up support.
Whitehall enforcer Ms Gray took over running the inquiry at the end of last year after Cabinet Secretary Simon Case was sacked when allegations emerged of a party in his department.
Police are also investigating "a number of events" in Downing Street and Whitehall during the pandemic after Ms Gray handed over evidence to Scotland Yard.
The force previously resisted calls to probe allegations of Covid rule-breaking bashes, which were first reported by the Mirror in November.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick delivered the bombshell U-turn last Tuesday, making Mr Johnson the first PM to face the threat of being interviewed under police caution.
Downing Street said Mr Johnson was willing to cooperate with the police if necessary and Ms Gray handed a dossier of evidence to Scotland Yard on Friday.
Asked if the PM would submit himself to questioning, the PM's official spokesman said: "Anyone who is required to would be expected to cooperate in any way they are asked to."
But police later said any punishments they dish out are likely to be limited to fixed penalty notices, which are not a criminal conviction.
On a visit to the port in Tilbury, Essex, on Monday morning, the Prime Minister refused to say if the imminent report would be a “whitewash".
He added: “Of course I stick absolutely to what I’ve said in the past”.
The police announcement prompted a Whitehall row, with Ms Gray's report delayed by several days while officials tried to work out if it would prejudice a police probe.
The report could reignite Tory pressure on Boris Johnson to resign. 54 MPs need to submit no confidence letters to trigger a formal challenge and many were holding theirs back until they read the Gray report.
