Thread by @tomhfh

Here's the situation:

Sue Gray has finished her report.

The Met has just started its investigation.

After a lot of muddled communication it turns out the Met now say they do have to go through the Gray report to make sure publication would does not interfere with their work.

Which means the Met is going through the report with a fine tooth comb, potentially taking bits out *before the report is then sent on to Downing Street*.

No10 maintain they will try to publish what they are given in full, but what they are given may not be the full thing.

And when No10 receives the report, they will go though it to perhaps anonymise names of jnr civil servants etc, and then liaise with the Speaker of the Commons as to when it can be published.

Likely to fit a Parliamentary sitting day to allow for adequate Commons scrutiny.

Although No10 do not discount the notion that if, say, they were handed the report on Friday, they could publish over the weekend if the Speaker agrees - taking into account public expectation/concern.

Could however sit on it until Monday to publish on a proper sitting day.

And that's assuming the Met will be speedy. No10 say they are as clueless as the rest of us as to when they will be handed the report.

Could be later next week for all anyone knows.