Sue Gray inquiry findings so far ‘brutal’ and ‘damning’ – lawyers

A police officer outside 10 Downing Street (Stefan Rousseau/PA

Lawyers have described the findings of Sue Gray’s interim inquiry into allegations of lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street as “damning” and “brutal”.

A report produced by the senior civil servant catalogued a series of “failures of leadership and judgment” within No 10 and the Cabinet Office while England was under coronavirus restrictions in 2020 and 2021.