Sue Gray has today released her report on the Government partygate scandal during lockdown, and we have rounded up the Covid death figures in south east London for each day a party took place.
The highly-anticipated report into the lockdown-busting parties in No. 10 and Whitehall has been published in full on the Government website.
It comes after the Metropolitan Police’s investigation was concluded last week – with a total of 126 fines being issued to 83 people.
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Parties include one on the Prime Minister’s birthday and another on the evening of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral.
Here is a list of the gatherings Ms Gray has investigated:
– May 20 2020: Bring Your Own Booze party
– June 18 2020: Cabinet Office leaving do
– June 19 2020: Boris Johnson’s 56th birthday
– November 13 2020: Downing Street flat do
– November 13 2020: Leaving party for senior aide
– December 17 2020: Cabinet Office ‘Christmas party’
– December 17 2020: Leaving drinks for former Covid Taskforce head
– December 17 2020: No 10 leaving do
– December 18 2020: Downing Street Christmas party
– January 14 2021: More Downing Street leaving drinks
– April 16 2021: Two leaving dos on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral
The graph indicates how many deaths were recorded in south east London on the days of the gatherings:
The highest number of deaths in south east London were recorded on January 14 - the day the government allegedly held a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of two No 10 officials.
The lowest record of deaths across south east London was on June 18 2020, and April 16, 2021, as no deaths were recorded across any of the south east London boroughs.
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