The minister says Boris Johnson had not deliberately attempted to mislead on whether lockdown rules were broken.
In December 2021, Mr Johnson told MPs that "all guidance was followed completely in No 10".
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said: "If the PM wants to come to Parliament and tell us that he was repeatedly lied to by his own adviser then let him do that. On Monday, No 10 said the prime minister would make a statement once the police investigation has concluded and the full report of an internal inquiry by senior civil servant Sue Gray has been published.for attending an event during the first coronavirus lockdown but argued the gathering could "be said technically to fall within the guidance".
Elsewhere, Welsh Secretary Simon Hart told Talk Radio that the parties were "a source of irritation for people" but that "the world has moved on a considerable distance".
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