Downing Street confirmed that it will publish the slimmed-down version of the “Partygate” report it received today — but did not commit to releasing the full version, which is expected to arrive once London’s Metropolitan Police force has finished its investigation of government parties.
“Obviously we will need to consider what might be appropriate and we are discussing with the Cabinet Office team in due course about what might be appropriate, but at the moment it is unclear how the ongoing Met Police investigation might interact with any further work on that,” a spokesperson told reporters, according to PA Media.
“But obviously it’s something we will want to keep under review,” the spokesperson added.
Lawmakers across the political spectrum, including some inside Boris Johnson’s own party, have demanded that a full report is made public — and Johnson would attract loud criticism if he refuses to do so.