Boris Johnson rejects calls to resign as wait for Gray report on lockdown parties continues

The contents of Ms Gray’s report could play a significant role in deciding the fate of Mr Johnson’s leadership

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Boris Johnson’s anxious wait for an official report into No 10 parties continues as he again faced calls to quit over the row.

The British Prime Minister has been speaking to Tory MPs in the Commons in an attempt to shore up his position while he waits for senior civil servant Sue Gray’s report on the parties in No 10 and Whitehall during the 2020 coronavirus lockdowns.