Unbelievable lobby just now as PM's press secretary said Boris Johnson was not sent the email inviting staff to the party and did not see the email, but would not clarify whether he knew about it before 6pm that day. Perhaps he joined the party in his garden by lucky coincidence?
Questions included "did he bring a bottle?" and, more generally, "how often does the PM drink at work?". No answers came because these are matters for the review, we were told.
Some of the exchanges with the PM's press sec today:
Did the PM lie about the parties? This is an attempt to pre-empt the findings of the review.
Is he a liar? No.
Did the PM lie about the parties? This is an attempt to pre-empt the findings of the review.
Is he a liar? No.
PM's press sec confirmed that Martin Reynolds is still in post, PM still has full confidence in him and MR is staying for now.
We don't know when the review will conclude.
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