SUE GRAY'S 'NAME AND SHAME CALLS TO No10 STAFF

PARTYGATE SCANDAL | DOWNING ST CHIEFS TO BE PHONED AT WEEKEND | Partygate pictures may be blurred to protect identities

- Rachael Burford

SENIOR No10 staff who may be "named and shamed" in Sue Gray's long-awaited partygate report are being contacted over the weekend ahead of the publication of the findings, which is expected early next week.

Scotland Yard yesterday completed its inquiry into lockdown-busting gatherings in Downing Street and across Whitehall, paving the way for the final publication of the senior civil servant's detailed report. The Evening Standard understands that junior staff will not be named but there may be references to senior civil servants and those holding higher positions.

Those named or referred to are being contacted this  weekend. Any complaints could hold weekend. Any complaints up the publication, which is expected to be on Tuesday or Wednesday.

There are also still ongoing questions about whether any of the hundreds of photographs submitted to the police inquiry will be published alongside Ms Gray's findings.