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Analysis: who was responsible for the failures of judgment, and is the ‘work event’ excuse considered plausible?

Senior civil servant Sue Gray found 'failures of leadership and judgement' over the Downing Street lockdown parties, including a bash allegedly held in Boris Johnson's own flat

A gathering in the flat the PM shares with wife Carrie is among 12 being probed by police

PM draws anger from own MPs in Commons after report reveals Sue Gray examined 16 gatherings, with 12 being looked at by police

The civil servant savaged Downing Street parties that 'should not have been allowed' and revealed police are investigating 12 out of 16 - including a gathering in the No10 flat. But her 'update' was shorn of the most damaging claims - and No10 refused to promise a second report later…

There are two takes on politics. One, espoused by the late Tony Benn, is that it’s the issues that matter. And then there are the rest of us who think that the issues are of course terribly important but it’s the personalities that count. And for us, Dominic Cummings is…

The prime minister’s principal private secretary emailed colleagues inviting them to a socially-distanced drinks event ‘to make the most of the lovely weather’

The PM is in hot water again - but it is not the first time he’s faced criticism over alleged rule-breaking events during the pandemic

Boris Johnson’s future in the balance as Met Police investigates No 10 parties during lockdown in wake of heavily-redacted Sue Gray report