Security guards and cleaners were targeted for "poor treatment" and shown "a lack of respect" on "multiple" occasions by No10 staff during Partygate, Whitehall enforcer Sue Gray has revealed.
The senior civil servant has finally published her report into lockdown-busting parties in No10, lifting the lid on the behaviour of Boris Johnson and Downing Street staff behind-closed-doors during the Covid pandemic.
In the dossier, she slams the "unacceptable" treatment of cleaners and custodians who uncovered law-breaking parties and how they were left feeling "unable to raise properly" their concerns.
Ms Gray says security staff saw evidence of the infamous Christmas party on December 18, 2020 where dozens gathered for a raucous knees-up in No10.
The report says: "At approximately 19.45 that evening, a panic alarm button was accidentally triggered by a member of staff. The custodians on duty responded, as did one of the police officers on No 10 door duty.
"They observed a large number of people in the area outside of the main Press Office and one individual giving a speech. Inside the Press Office a further 15-20 people were present.
"There was food and alcohol available which had been bought and brought in by staff. Some members of staff drank excessively."
She said the "crowded and noisy" bash had been obvious to security staff at "what they characterised as a 'party' in the press office".
Ms Gray went on to say that a cleaner the next morning found evidence of heavy drinking in the press office the next morning, where wine was splattered up the wall.
"A cleaner who attended the room the next morning noted that there had been red wine spilled on one wall and on a number of boxes of photocopier paper," she said.
The Prime Minister apologised to security and cleaning staff for their appalling treatment at events he insisted he had “no knowledge” of, saying he was “surprised and disappointed” to hear about them.
In her conclusions, Ms Gray said: "I found that some staff had witnessed or been subjected to behaviours at work which they had felt concerned about but at times felt unable to raise properly.
"I was made aware of multiple examples of a lack of respect and poor treatment of security and cleaning staff.
"This was unacceptable. I am reassured to see that steps have since been taken to introduce more easily accessible means by which to raise concerns electronically, in person or online, including directly with the Permanent Secretary in No 10.
"I hope that this will truly embed a culture that welcomes and creates opportunities for challenge and speaking up at all levels."
The damning report into No10 lockdown parties includes a number of photos of the Prime Minister boozing with staff.
Ms Gray's report said the “senior leadership” in Boris Johnson’s Government must “bear responsibility” for the culture which led to coronavirus lockdown rules being broken.
She said some of the more junior officials who attended parties “believed that their involvement in some of these events was permitted given the attendance of senior leaders”.
