Seemingly, another u-turn from the Met.
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The Metropolitan Police has asked senior civil servant Sue Gray to make "minimal reference" to events they are investigating in her report.
Ms Gray's inquiry into lockdown parties in Downing Street had been due to be released this week.
But the Met has asked her to leave out details of parties they are investigating for Covid rule-breaking.
In a statement, it said it wanted to "avoid any prejudice to our investigation".
On Tuesday, Met Commissioner Cressida Dick announced the force had launched its own inquiry after being handed information by Sue Gray.
It has since been unclear how much the Gray report would be able to say while a police investigation was under way.
The Met insists it has not asked for Ms Gray's report to be delayed.
In a statement on Friday, the force added it had not asked for "any limitations" on what her report says about gatherings that are not being investigated by its officers.
On Thursday, Boris Johnson insisted Ms Gray's report would be published "in full" - although he did not say when it was expected to be published.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60166997
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Originally Posted by Mr K
Then what? The Conservatives continue to nosedive in the polls, as the public is sick to death of Boris and his lies.
Even Labour is winning the CF poll, that should give them a wake up call if nothing else!  |
Yes, by a staggering 42% v 36%!
[For any Johnson fans out there, don't worry, I don't think the sample size is sufficient nor the audience representative of UK voters, to draw any meaningful conclusions.]
In reality, the court of public opinion, just as they tried Blair and found him guilty, have tried Johnson and found him guilty. In the legal mind, both may well not be criminals but to many in the public mind they will be just that.
Johnson has become in a couple of years what Blair eventually became in a couple of terms- an electoral liability and not an electoral asset. The 20th May party has cut through. No.10 is paralysed and morale is low. The only way out is for Johnson to leave. It is in the national interests for a Prime Minister to focus on Ukraine and energy supplies. Not a Police investigation. The current incumbent is no longer able to do this.