Joe Lycett’s parody Sue Gray report causes “panic” in government

"It is like the nation is watching a ludicrous pantomime and everyone is laughing for the wrong reasons," said Sally Duffy.

Lorraine Kelly has hit out at the "appalling" arrogance of government MPs who refuse to be held accountable by the public.

A pared-back version of Sue Gray's inquiry into rule-breaking parties at Downing Street has been published.

The Sue Gray report today found 'failures of leadership and judgement' over Downing Street lockdown parties that 'should not have been allowed'.

Civil servant Sue Gray has published part of her long-awaited report into the partygate row. She has been investigating a number of rule breaking parties allegedly held during lockdown, including the 'bring your own booze' gathering on 20 May 2020. Now, an update from the report has been made available to the public. The inquiry covers a total of 16 separate gatherings on 12 different dates. Ms Gray is understood to have pared back the report following a request from the Metropolitan Police. The wording of a government statement issued on Monday (31 January) suggested that the official may wish to publish a fuller-version of the results of her inquiry after the Met completes its investigation. But Downing Street said it will publish the Gray report in the full form it has received from the inquiry team - and did not commit to publishing a fuller version in the future.

Scotland has recorded no new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to recent figures.

The Prime Minister is expected to make a statement today (Monday 31 January) on the latest update from the Sue Gray report.

Boris Johnson will appear in front of MPs on Monday afternoon to be grilled on the findings of the Sue Gray report.

Sue Gray has provided a version of her inquiry into allegations of lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street to Boris Johnson.

The Sue Gray report into Downing Street parties is set to finally be published on Monday but with key parts left out.

Joe Lycett recently caused panic in Parliament after he leaked a parody report about the Downing Street lockdown parties. And now, the comedian's heart-breaking reason for doing so has been revealed. Joe, 33, lost his best friend at the start of lockdown and he had to hold a "tiny insufficient funeral" due to rules in place at the time.

The much-anticipated inquiry into Downing Street parties could be handed to Boris Johnson as soon as this weekend.

A backbench Tory MP who has been critical of the Government’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal has become the first to announce he intends to stand for leader if Boris Johnson is voted out.

released a spoof version of Gray’s report investigating the numerous lockdown parties at Downing Street.After it went viral on social media, Lycett screenshotted an exchange he had with a government worker, who claimed the parody was “read as an actual serious leak” within government that left “MP staff literally running around panicking”.Since the incident caught headlines, Lycett has released a statement explaining the parody report was driven by anger after his friend died from cancer in 2020.“I write comedy sometimes as a way of anger,” Lycett wrote. “I write a daft letter about a parking fine or change my name to Hugo Boss or fake a Sue Gray report, all essentially because I’m angry.

Lorraine Kelly responded to comedian Joe Lycett's hilarious fake Sue Gray report he published on social media.

Demands are growing for the publication of the entire Sue Gray 'partygate' report amid claims that police interference in the process will lead to a whitewash.

There’s been significant backlash after Scotland Yard revealed that the Sue Gray inquiry has been asked to make ‘minimal reference’ to events being investigated by the police.