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The senior civil servant’s report was published on Wednesday.

A scathing report has revealed how No10 staff sought to hide booze-fuelled parties with one saying: “We seem to have got away with” it.

Downing Street has refused to issue details of what happened at the secret meeting between Boris Johnson and the civil servant investigating the lockdown parties.

The prime minister put to Sue Gray, who is making a report on partygate and alleged breaches of Covid lockdown rules, whether there was "much point" in it being published, it is claimed

The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency, has called for the 'rapid return' of civil servants to their offices in Whitehall now that Covid-19restrictions have ended

You never want to be the one who has to find a meeting room in Whitehall. There are never any going spare and, at least in my experience, the Cabinet Office (1916-2022) block books them all months in advance so you end up discussing the Northern Ireland Executive’s draft budget…

The crunch partygate report is expected to drop this week

The Prime Minister is facing pressure to ‘urgently explain’ why the talks took place.

The senior civil servant was given little support in her massive task, but the result could be crucial in determining Boris Johnson’s fate