Boris had private meeting with Sue Gray on handling Partygate report

BORIS Johnson met Sue Gray weeks ago for private talks over the handling of the report into lockdown rule breaking, it was claimed last night.

- Sam Lister

The senior civil servant is said to have discussed with the Prime Minister where she believed the Metropolitan Police were with the Partygate inquiry.

The pair also talked about Whitehall’s understanding of where the police were on interviews, according to Sky News.

It has not been revealed who initiated the “meeting” or whether Ms Gray will include pictures of gatherings in her report.

The revelations are likely to be seized on by Mr Johnson’s critics to question the report’s independence.

But the meeting was just an “update”, a source told the Daily Express last night.