Boris Johnson is not resigning in the wake of the Sue Gray report into parties at Downing Street and Whitehall during the pandemic. The Prime Minister himself received a fine and said he was taking full responsibility for what happened, but it not going to leave No 10.
Mr Johnson acknowledged that over a period of around 600 days gatherings on eight dates broke coronavirus rules, resulting in 126 fines from police, including one for himself. But he added that the building is “5,300 metres square across five floors – excluding the flats”, suggesting he therefore cannot know everything that goes on inside the complex.
Speaking to MPs today, he faced calls from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to resign. There was also criticism of the PM from across the house.
