📰Sue Gray's report on allegations of lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street is expected any day, but No 10 and Tory rebels are already planning their next steps
This is what to watch out for 👇🧵
#SueGrayReport
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This is what to watch out for 👇🧵
#SueGrayReport
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
1⃣ Boris Johnson addresses MPs
The PM has made clear he will address Parliament about Sue Gray’s findings soon after they are made public.
The position is being framed by Downing St as the chance for Parliament to hold Mr Johnson accountable for what is found
The PM has made clear he will address Parliament about Sue Gray’s findings soon after they are made public.
The position is being framed by Downing St as the chance for Parliament to hold Mr Johnson accountable for what is found
2⃣ Departures from PM’s inner circle
There is a near-universal belief among Tory MPs and government advisers that an overhaul of his inner circle is coming.
The move in part reflects the PM feeling let down by his team at the scale of drinking in Downing Street
There is a near-universal belief among Tory MPs and government advisers that an overhaul of his inner circle is coming.
The move in part reflects the PM feeling let down by his team at the scale of drinking in Downing Street
3⃣ Vows to overhaul No 10 ‘culture’
We already know that Mr Johnson will announce an overhaul of the "culture" in No 10, if Oliver Dowden, the Conservative Party chairman, is to be believed.
He toured the broadcast studios recently making that argument
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We already know that Mr Johnson will announce an overhaul of the "culture" in No 10, if Oliver Dowden, the Conservative Party chairman, is to be believed.
He toured the broadcast studios recently making that argument
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
4⃣ More no confidence letters
The line from many MPs when asked whether they are considering submitting letters of no confidence in the PM, is "wait for Sue Gray"
📨There appears to be a sizable chunk of Tory MPs who are considering putting in letters if the findings are bad
The line from many MPs when asked whether they are considering submitting letters of no confidence in the PM, is "wait for Sue Gray"
📨There appears to be a sizable chunk of Tory MPs who are considering putting in letters if the findings are bad
5⃣ A big row about Gray report material
Whenever the Gray report drops it looks like there will be an inevitable row about whether enough of the information she has gathered has been put in the public domain
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Whenever the Gray report drops it looks like there will be an inevitable row about whether enough of the information she has gathered has been put in the public domain
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6⃣ Policy reset to please Tories
The PM’s political fate rests in the hands of around 180 Tory MPs. That is always true, but especially so during this moment of peril.
There is a huge political incentive to take moves - including on policy - that gets Tory colleagues cheering
The PM’s political fate rests in the hands of around 180 Tory MPs. That is always true, but especially so during this moment of peril.
There is a huge political incentive to take moves - including on policy - that gets Tory colleagues cheering
Read more analysis from The Telegraph's Political Editor @benrileysmith here 👇
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