The No.10 lie machine is already getting the smears in ( the DM, front page, as if they’ve nothing better to report on) against Gray ahead of her report’s publication but plucky Boris “just wants to get it all out in the open so he can move on”. That’s the summation of his political and personal life- just move on- from one set of lies, deception, failure, to the next one or to the the next photo opportunity, false promise, party slogan.
They can’t even get their lies straight!-
This morning Simon Clarke, the chief secretary to the Treasury who was doing the morning interview round on behalf of the government, said he thought Sue Gray had instigated the meeting with Boris Johnson a few weeks ago at which the Partygate report was discussed. (See
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But at the lobby briefing today the PM’s spokesperson admitted that Downing Street had instigated the meeting. He said earlier this month there had been contact, at official level, between No 10 and Gray’s team to discuss a meeting. Asked who suggested the meeting, he replied: “No 10 officials.”