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Labour MP Angela Eagle told MPs of mounting speculation which suggested Steve Barclay had read the Sue Gray report before it was officially published. Ms Eagle laid out plans to table a question to find out if he 'successfully edited' the report.

The parties were a ‘deliberate attempt to flout and manipulate rules’, says the Sydney Morning Herald

In today’s newsletter: When limiting the harm of the Partygate scandal is the government’s number one priority, what does that mean for how the country is run?

On December 1, 2021, we published our splash with the headline 'Boris party broke Covid rules' and the subhead 'No 10 hosted boozy bash while millions endured strict lockdown'

Former minister Tobias Ellwood and backbencher Julian Sturdy described partygate as a ‘distraction’ during a challenging time for the country

The updated rules have been confirmed one year after an independent report into Islamophobia ruled that an anti-Muslim sentiment "remains a problem" within the Conservative party.

By the time I visited at the end of January, staff at Royal Oldham could barely walk such was the exhaustion.

Sue Gray report hard to accept for those who were unable to be with loved ones during times of crisis

After months of delay and speculation, civil servant Sue Gray has published her report into Downing Street parties. It does not make for comfortable reading. Although it could have been much, much worse for the prime minister, overall the report states that senior leadership must “bear responsibility” for the numerous…