The Sue Gray report: how bad is it really for Boris Johnson?

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🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Sue Gray’s long-awaited report has been published at last. It contains lurid details of excessive drinking and partying at Downing Street during lockdown, as well as a “lack of respect and poor treatment” towards cleaners and security guards. But what does it mean for Boris Johnson?

Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Cunliffe, Freddie Hayward and Harry Lambert discuss the mood among Tory MPs and why they continue to support Johnson, the “God complex” in Downing Street that created a culture of rule-breaking, and whether the police investigation has in fact saved the PM.

Then in You Ask Us, a listener wonders: what would it take for Tory MPs to oust Johnson?

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0:31.0	Hi, I'm Anouche.
0:32.0	I'm Harry.
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0:34.0	And I'm Rachel.
0:35.0	And on today's news-tacement podcast,
0:37.0	we have a full house to react to the Sue Gray report,
0:40.0	which finally came out yesterday.
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0:51.0	before the chance of a Rishi Sunak is due to announce a new package
0:54.0	to help people through the cost of living crisis.
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