Boris Johnson is facing the most politically perilous moment of his premiership as his involvement in a series of No 10 drinks parties held in the midst of England’s lockdowns to combat the coronavirus remains the subject of intense scrutiny.
Whitehall mandarin Sue Gray has now delivered her long-delayed report on the parties to the prime minister and a version of it has been released, albeit heavily-redacted at the request of the Metropolitan Police, still carrying out an investigation of its own.
