The Met has pledged to investigate allegations of lockdown-breaching parties at No10 'without fear or favour', confirming it has received 'material' from the Cabinet Office.
The move was questioned by a senior police source, who told LBC it would be unusual if officers guarding Downing Street had not already passed information up to their bosses.
"It is terribly straight forward – there's lots of cops about, there's lots of dairies… I would line the cops up [and ask them if they knew anything].Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said on a visit to Glasgow: “The prime minister is spending all this time arguing about whether this report should be redacted or not in relation to criminal proceedings into his breach of the laws.
Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: "So first the police were waiting for Sue Gray, now Sue Gray has to wait for the police? The PM has faced repeated calls to resign over the saga, including from some backbench Tory MPs and Scottish Conservatives.He has signalled his determination to fight on, telling critics to wait for Ms Gray’s report, whilst saying he does not believe he fell foul of the law.
Speaking on Thursday, Mr Johnson said he was "absolutely not" delaying Ms Gray's report publication, and when asked if he would publish it in full he told reporters: "Of course."
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