An anonymous source told the Sunday Times that the report would show that the rules had been “deliberately violated”, with an official entering the venue for a scheduled event to ask: “Is it wise?” Ms. Gray’s full report to Partygate is set to be released after the Metropolitan Police investigate 12 incidents at No. 10, and Whitehall is said to have violated Covid-19 restrictions in 2020 and 2021. Police have already imposed fines – including a 50 50 fine on Boris Johnson, the first incumbent prime minister to be punished for breaking the law – but more are expected to come as they work through questionnaires completed by more than 100 politicians and officials. New questionnaires appear to have been sent in recent days regarding the departure of former Downing Street communications director Lee Cain in November 2020. An email exchange about the removal of beverages for Hannah Young’s No. 10 executive in June 2020, obtained by the Sunday Times and believed to have been investigated by Mrs. Gray, has raised new concerns about the level of planning happened in the events. Planning is a key factor in assessing the seriousness of any offenses, with Mr Johnson insisting that the fined birthday party went unannounced and spent 25 minutes at a “bring your own drink” event for 50 people in the No. 10 garden with the impression that it was a “labor event”. A source told the Sunday Times: “The most shocking thing Sue’s report has revealed is a series of emails revealing the extent to which the parts were pre-planned and the rules deliberately violated. She is also concerned about the lack of remorse shown by those they were found to have violated the rules “. The e-mail route includes a discussion about whether the rooms at No. 10 were large enough to host Ms. Yang’s event at a time when coronavirus restrictions were in place or whether a larger space should be found in the cabinet office. board. At one point, one of those involved allegedly questioned whether the event was a good idea, asking, “Is that wise?” At this point it is said that MacNamara intervened and assured others in the email chain that it had resolved the issue. According to insiders, he approved the use of a room in the Council of Ministers. Eventually, the event is believed to have started in a common area on the ground floor of the Council of Ministers, before “migrating” to a room near the cabinet secretary’s office. The head of the cabinet’s office, Helen MacNamara – who was eventually fined 50 50 for attending the event – is said to have intervened by offering a room where the “fuss” event, which included a karaoke machine, was reported. ended in a quarrel between two employees. Gray is also believed to have copies of another email in which a very high-ranking official reportedly warned then-Prime Minister Martin Reynolds’s chief private secretary against the staffing party in Downing Street in May 2020.
