Stop voting for fucking Tories

[Lobby]

I think she can publish as her report simply establishes the facts rather than comes to a prejudicial judgement.

Anyway I seriously doubt now that 'wait for Grey' is a line that can hold back 54 letters....possibly the only thing that can is Putin making his move against Ukraine.

Publication delayed officially now:

The Cabinet Office will not publish Sue Gray's report while the Met Police are investigating events at Downing Street and Whitehall during lockdown, the BBC has been told.

It is not clear how long this investigation will take.

The Cabinet Office put out a statement earlier to say the investigation by Gray, a senior civil servant, would be continuing while maintaining "ongoing contact" with the police.

The terms of reference of the Gray investigation say: "As with all internal investigations, if during the course of the work any evidence emerges of behaviour that is potentially a criminal offence, the matter will be referred to the police and the Cabinet Office’s work may be paused."

It comes to something when the PM's best hope for keeping his job is to arrange for a report into his misconduct to be delayed by agreeing to a criminal investigation by the police.

So Gray interviewed the Police, about their knowledge of people flouting the rules in #10; but until a civilian leaked the full SP to a journo, & other CS, & Policos inside the Government confirmed the details of the crime; the same Police; sat on their hands.

"Banana Republic, Septic Isle...."

AS SaintK has pointed out, another factor in this announcement is that the perpetually useless Cressida Dick (how is she is still in her job as well?) was about to be questioned by the London Assembly and would have no doubt been embarrassed by questions about the Met's inaction on Downing St's blatant flouting of the rules. Making this announcement got her out of that particular hole, and so was convenient for both her and Boris.

[SaintK]

Correct. No idea how long the investigation should take though - you'd think it ought to be pretty quick.

It really is a terrible distraction. The world is going to hell in a handcart and yet this bull dominates the news cycle.

A situation which demands a true and capable leader, not the gobshite we have at the moment

But we have one...........according to the cunt Jacob Rees-Mogg. Not sure which planet he's on mind

The government is going from strenght to strength.
The government has done an amazing job: the vaccine rollout, the furlough programme, the economy [bouncing back to] pre-pandemic level. The leadership of Boris Johnson this country has had has been so brilliant that he’s got us through this incredibly difficult period and he’s got all the decisions right. We have opened up faster than any other European country thanks to the prime minister and I’m honoured to be under his leadership.

[Rhubarb & Custard]

Hard to see how for the Met Police they've done anything than repeatedly bottle doing their job when it comes to Boris, over many years. Whether it's Acuri, Russian interference, parties they've continually turned a blind eye.

Dick comes over as a real pillock in all this

[GogLais]

I think she can publish as her report simply establishes the facts rather than comes to a prejudicial judgement.

Anyway I seriously doubt now that 'wait for Grey' is a line that can hold back 54 letters....possibly the only thing that can is Putin making his move against Ukraine.

I was going to ask - if she had published her report and even if it had criticised the PM - surely we couldn't have a situation where the police couldn't then do anything? That's a ridiculous state of affairs. Although ridiculousness isn't a barrier to anything.

[Torquemada 1420]

Hard to see how for the Met Police they've done anything than repeatedly bottle doing their job when it comes to Boris, over many years. Whether it's Acuri, Russian interference, parties they've continually turned a blind eye.

Dick comes over as a real pillock in all this

Nothing to do with bottle. Simply expediently serving their corrupt masters.

[fishfoodie]

Hard to see how for the Met Police they've done anything than repeatedly bottle doing their job when it comes to Boris, over many years. Whether it's Acuri, Russian interference, parties they've continually turned a blind eye.

Dick comes over as a real pillock in all this

Nothing to do with bottle. Simply expediently serving their corrupt masters.

And now she maybe realising that today's corrupt masters; ain't necessarily going to be next months corrupt masters !

I agree with C69; the longer this goes on the better

[Torquemada 1420]

So I am guessing 'agent Grey' can't publish her report while there is a police investigation going on.

Correct. No idea how long the investigation should take though - you'd think it ought to be pretty quick.

This is the perfect chance to bury this. The Met can take forever and then, for good measure, just to ensure this runs until after Boris is dead AND no-one is ever held accountable, we can have a full scale public enquiry.

[C69]

Leave our great leader/hero Boris alone.
He deserves to be leader of the Tory Party until the next General Election.
God speed Boris

[JM2K6]

As some wag on Twitter put it, "isn't it a stroke of luck for Boris that he's now being investigated by the Metropolitan Police and Russia are looking likely to invade Ukraine"

[fishfoodie]

Hmmm; Angela Rayner touches a particularly dangerous point ... people deleting pictures, & messages etc, about the Parties !

At what point does it become, destruction of evidence ?

[PCPhil]

Hmmm; Angela Rayner touches a particularly dangerous point ... people deleting pictures, & messages etc, about the Parties !

At what point does it become, destruction of evidence ?

I’m sure our noble met would never allow that to happen.

[tc27]

The plot thickens.

[fishfoodie]

So RTE, the Irish Broadcaster, are reporting that the Cabinet are absolutely furious; because Cressida Dick told the bumblecunt; presumably last night; that she was going to announce the investigation, this morning .... but he never disclosed this to the Cabinet, at this mornings meeting; so they all got completely sandbagged; when the walked out into the street, & got bombarded by the reporters, who knew more than they did about the Met investigation .... ooops

[sturginho]

So RTE, the Irish Broadcaster, are reporting that the Cabinet are absolutely furious; because Cressida Dick told the bumblecunt; presumably last night; that she was going to announce the investigation, this morning .... but he never disclosed this to the Cabinet, at this mornings meeting; so they all got completely sandbagged; when the walked out into the street, & got bombarded by the reporters, who knew more than they did about the Met investigation .... ooops

I've no sympathy at all. They're complicit in his bumblecuntery and deserve all the humiliation they get

[SaintK]

I wonder how far Tory MP's are going to let these numbers go before panic sets in
Looks like ethey're getting worse by the day

[not_english]

Sounds like the report may be published anyway now since the police have no objection.
I'm struggling to see exactly how much more evidence the tory MPs need to get rid of him, since he obviously won't go off his own bat

[PCPhil]

I wonder how far Tory MP's are going to let these numbers go before panic sets in
Looks like ethey're getting worse by the day

50% cons say he should remain. He could piss through their letterboxes and be caught in camera.

[SaintK]

I wonder how far Tory MP's are going to let these numbers go before panic sets in
Looks like ethey're getting worse by the day

50% cons say he should remain. He could piss through their letterboxes and be caught in camera.

It was over 60% last week!

[PCPhil]

I wonder how far Tory MP's are going to let these numbers go before panic sets in
Looks like ethey're getting worse by the day

50% cons say he should remain. He could piss through their letterboxes and be caught in camera.

It was over 60% last week!

Only so many porches you can poo on in a week.

[fishfoodie]

Sue Gray report may be published before Met investigation ends

We've got a breaking news line now from the BBC's Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg.

We've been reporting that parts of senior civil servant Sue Gray's report into Downing Street parties will be delayed while the Metropolitan Police Service investigates.

But Laura says this may now have changed. She says the Met seems to have indicated they have no objection to the full report being published before the end of the investigation.

This means the report may be published sooner rather than later.

However, she adds that the situation remains very unclear and there's a real sense at Westminster that nobody knows what the decision will be.

We'll bring you more details as we get them.

So clearly, Gray completed her investigation; & referred the incidents she thought could have breached the regs; & at that point #10 took the opportunity to hold the report, & punt for more time; but the Met doesn't fancy taking the blame; & is leaking to all & sundry that they have no objections. Time for another urgent question to demand the report be published.

[Torquemada 1420]

I wonder how far Tory MP's are going to let these numbers go before panic sets in
Looks like ethey're getting worse by the day

50% cons say he should remain. He could piss through their letterboxes and be caught in camera.

They'd be kneeling, open mouthed on the other side.

[tc27]

Report to be published possibly tomorrow.

[GogLais]

I wonder how far Tory MP's are going to let these numbers go before panic sets in
Looks like ethey're getting worse by the day

50% cons say he should remain. He could piss through their letterboxes and be caught in camera.

They'd be kneeling, open mouthed on the other side.

First class delivery?

[petej]

50% cons say he should remain. He could piss through their letterboxes and be caught in camera.

They'd be kneeling, open mouthed on the other side.

First class delivery?

Special delivery obviously.

[petej]

Report to be published possibly tomorrow.

Fully published or heavily edited? Though I'm still not convinced the MPs in the Tory Party will act on it and send in the letters to the committee.

[fishfoodie]

Report to be published possibly tomorrow.

Fully published or heavily edited? Though I'm still not convinced the MPs in the Tory Party will act on it and send in the letters to the committee.

It'll put enormous pressure on them to take a position. So far they've all been fobbing off their Constituents, with holding replies.

They've eaten a lot of shit for this PM, & there's more to come; from the Met looking into the Party; & the behaviour of the Whips; etc, etc.

Do they really need more encouragement; from dismal performances at By-Elections; to have them see, he's now a liability, not an asset ?

[Biffer]

The report is rumoured to include photographs which were given to Sue Grey by some of the civil servants she interviewed.

There are going to pictures of him wearing a fucking party hat, aren’t there.

[fishfoodie]

The report is rumoured to include photographs which were given to Sue Grey by some of the civil servants she interviewed.

There are going to pictures of him wearing a fucking party hat, aren’t there.

Well I doubt we'll get pictures of them giving him, The Bumps. I mean; who could lift that sack of shit 56 times ?

[Margin__Walker]

The Thick of It has nothing on the scrip writers at work here.

[Happyhooker]

The report is rumoured to include photographs which were given to Sue Grey by some of the civil servants she interviewed.

There are going to pictures of him wearing a fucking party hat, aren’t there.

Well I doubt we'll get pictures of them giving him, The Bumps. I mean; who could lift that sack of shit 56 times ?

57

You forgot 1 for luck

[fishfoodie]

The report is rumoured to include photographs which were given to Sue Grey by some of the civil servants she interviewed.

There are going to pictures of him wearing a fucking party hat, aren’t there.

I wonder will the photos, with their timestamps; show the; "I was only there for 10 minutes !", as yet another lie ?

[sefton]

Sue Gray has received photos of Downing Street parties which include Boris Johnson and others close together with wine bottles, Sky News understands.

The latest revelation comes shortly after a government source said senior civil servant Ms Gray's report into parties in Downing Street and Whitehall that may have broken COVID rules could be published as soon as tomorrow.

[Insane_Homer]

[tabascoboy]

[Slick]

Didn’t realise No.10 gets to chose which parts of the report are released. That’s nice

[Iain(bobbity)]

Didn’t realise No.10 gets to chose which parts of the report are released. That’s nice

I've read that the understanding with Gray was that it would be released in full. But, apparently she's not necessarily one for transparency either.

Can't imagine it can be withheld now, but more junior names less subject to disciplinary action might be redacted I'd guess.

[salanya]

JRM just smiled into the camera. I think it was smiling anyway.

I literally recoiled on the sofa, and I'm not exaggerating.

[fishfoodie]

Let this be the fat useless cunts obituary. The worst UK in a hundred years.

[C69]

Gray wants the report to be publushed in full.
Good luck Boris


This will go down like a shit sandwich if Boris tries to suppress it.

Well it will get leaked anyway

[tabascoboy]

Report is out!