THE Prime Minister is expected to tell MPs the Government has “learned” from the Sue Gray report, according to reports.
Boris Johnson received the report – expected to be damning regarding the culture of drinking and partying in Downing Street during lockdown – on Wednesday morning.
He is expected to give a statement to the Commons this afternoon, immediately after Prime Minister’s Questions, which will take place at midday.
The BBC reports he is expected to say: “I commissioned this report to set the record straight and allow us all to move on.
“I accept full responsibility for my failings.
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“I am humbled by the whole experience. We have learned our lesson.”
The BBC’s political editor Chris Mason tweeted that a No 10 source said one line in the Gray report says she is “pleased progress is being made in addressing the issues I raised”.
The report will be published later today and numbers around 40 pages, including photographs of rule-breaking incidents featuring pictures of the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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