Sky News has gone through the 110-page document to bring you the most revealing lines from the inquiry's bundle as Boris Johnson faces questions from MPs on the privileges committee.
With Boris Johnson preparing to face questions from the privileges committee into whether he misled parliament over Downing Street lockdown gatherings, the evidence being used by the inquiry was published online.Here are the top six revelations from today's publication.In written evidence, Mr Johnson's former principal private secretary revealed he had questioned the then-prime minister about what he planned to say in the Commons and whether it was"realistic".
Jack Doyle ran the team and was one of the key figures that Mr Johnson referenced when making his claims about getting"reassurance" that no rules or guidance had been broken. When the first allegations of illegal gatherings were made by Pippa Crerar at the Daily Mirror, it was Mr Doyle and one of his officials discussing how to respond, including overIn the messages on 30 November 2021 - the day before Mr Johnson told the Commons"all guidance was followed completely in Number 10" - Mr Doyle text his colleague saying:"Can you pull together our best possible defence on this one. I don't know what we say about the flat.
In written evidence to the committee, they said the then-PM often"saw and joined" gatherings as he was either invited by special advisers or spotted them whilst walking up to his flat. from the Cabinet Office investigation due to his attendance at another gathering, later to be replaced by Sue Gray.In written evidence, Mr Case was asked if he gave Mr Johnson assurances that:
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