Boris Johnson gets ''partygate'' report but findings withheld

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been handed an investigator's long-awaited report into lockdown-breaching government parties, the government said but findings about the most serious allegations have been withheld pending a police investigation. The Cabinet Office on Monday said senior civil servant Sue Gray has provided an update on her investigations to the Prime Minister. Johnson's office says the report will be published and the prime minister will address Parliament about its findings. But the update is unlikely to tell the full story about claims that have rocked Johnson's government. Some of Gray's findings are being withheld at the request of police, who have launched a separate investigation into whether several of the almost 20 gatherings she investigated broke COVID-19 laws.
Allegations that the prime minister and his staff flouted restrictions imposed on the country to curb the spread of the coronavirus have caused public anger, led some Conservative lawmakers to call for Johnson's resignation and triggered intense infighting inside the governing party. Johnson has denied personal wrongdoing and said he has absolutely no intention of resigning.Publication of Gray's report was delayed when the Metropolitan Police force launched its own investigation last week into the most serious alleged breaches of coronavirus rules.Johnson's opponents accused the government of trying to water down a report that could trigger an attempt to oust the prime minister by his own party. Some Conservative lawmakers say they will push for a no-confidence vote if Gray finds Johnson was at fault or lied to Parliament about his actions.