London: An investigation says lockdown-breaching parties by PM Boris Johnson and his staff represent a “serious failure” to observe the standards expected of government.
Senior civil servant Sue Gray concluded that “there were failures of leadership and judgment” in the government and “some of the events should not have been allowed to take place”. The findings are part of what Gray’s office calls an “update” on her investigation, rather than a full report. Major parts of her findings have been withheld at the request of the police, who have launched a criminal investigation into alleged breaches of Covid rules.