GMB show empty chair as Boris Johnson's chief of staff 'too busy' to appear on programme
dailyrecord.co.ukA Tory minister said he is "too busy" to speak on Good Morning Britain today - a day after Sue Gray's report into lockdown breaking parties was published.Steve Barclay, Minister for the Cabinet Office, is doing the media rounds on behalf of the government today but seems to have skipped the ITV slot.
The Tory MP for North East Cambridgeshire was due to appear at 8.30am on GMB 's regular time for government ministers, however despite appearing on other media outlets he said he was not available to ITV.
It comes less than 24 hours after the publication of the Sue Gray report which revealed the extent of covid rule breaking in Downing Street and Whitehall during lockdown.
The report was highly critical of the drinking culture with some parties lasting until the early hours with people being sick and fighting.
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