Joe Lycett says pal's tragic death in lockdown sparked fake Sue Gray report

"It is like the nation is watching a ludicrous pantomime and everyone is laughing for the wrong reasons," said Sally Duffy.

Boris 'Bozo' Johnson got the spanking of his political life by Sue Gray today.The grovelling PM was tonight battling for credibility after the Partygate report lashed a “failure of leadership and judgement” at the heart of Downing Street.Scotland Yard cops are poring through 300 photos and 500 documents around the scandal as the “disgusting” leader continued to refuse to resign.Bozo issued a pitiful “sorry” in the House of Commons after the damning publication of the much-awaited Partygate inquiry by Whitehall enforcer Ms Gray called out poor leadership.He also vowed to “fix it” as his government was blasted for holding 16 shindigs in lockdown – 12 of which are now subject to a lockdown-busting criminal behaviour probe by the Met. They include the Prime Minister’s birthday celebrations and a gathering in his Downing Street flat.Top civil servant Ms Gray’s report is a watered-down version of her inquiry after her findings were severely censored and redacted by the Met due to the ongoing police probe.

Theresa May questioned Boris Johnson’s leadership in parliament today after key findings from Sue Gray’s report on the #partygate scandal were released to the general public. While the report was heavily redacted due to an ongoing police investigation, it was still notably critical of the way the government and senior officials had behaved over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.  As Gray’s report, and the Prime Minister’s subsequent comments on it were broadcast, Piers Morgan came out in support of Theresa May for what he deemed to be a “devastating” blow for Johnson. Taking to Twitter this afternoon, Morgan wrote in view of his 7.9 million followers: “Theresa May may just have finished Boris off. “That was savage….

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Boris Johnson was asked if he had ‘understood’ coronavirus rules during a ‘savage’ takedown by former Prime Minister Theresa May in the Commons.

A pared-back version of Sue Gray's inquiry into rule-breaking parties at Downing Street has been published.

The Sue Gray report today found 'failures of leadership and judgement' over Downing Street lockdown parties that 'should not have been allowed'.

Civil servant Sue Gray has published part of her long-awaited report into the partygate row. She has been investigating a number of rule breaking parties allegedly held during lockdown, including the 'bring your own booze' gathering on 20 May 2020. Now, an update from the report has been made available to the public. The inquiry covers a total of 16 separate gatherings on 12 different dates. Ms Gray is understood to have pared back the report following a request from the Metropolitan Police. The wording of a government statement issued on Monday (31 January) suggested that the official may wish to publish a fuller-version of the results of her inquiry after the Met completes its investigation. But Downing Street said it will publish the Gray report in the full form it has received from the inquiry team - and did not commit to publishing a fuller version in the future.

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The Prime Minister is expected to make a statement today (Monday 31 January) on the latest update from the Sue Gray report.

Boris Johnson will appear in front of MPs on Monday afternoon to be grilled on the findings of the Sue Gray report.

Sue Gray has provided a version of her inquiry into allegations of lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street to Boris Johnson.

The Sue Gray report into Downing Street parties is set to finally be published on Monday but with key parts left out.

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The much-anticipated inquiry into Downing Street parties could be handed to Boris Johnson as soon as this weekend.

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Keir Starmer has promised boosting the powers of the Scottish Parliament will be an early priority if he is Prime Minister.

The Metropolitan Police has insisted it has not delayed publication of the Sue Gray report into possible lockdown breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall.

Twitter to post a fake report as the nation await's Sue Gray's findings about Downing Street's lockdown parties.The post subsequently went viral, leading Joe to issue a heartbreaking statement today, explaining his reasonings for his "anger" at the government that led him to post what he did.The comedian issued a statement this evening on his Twitter in view of his 994,200 followers, explaining his recent actions.He penned: "I catfished (sort of accidentally) Nadine Dorries and then supposedly catfished (sort of accidentally) the whole government."I wrote some jokes on Twitter, some dumb people (some in our government) found them plausible rather than funny and now I'm in most newspapers."The comedian then took to justify his actions in his statement as he felt "anger" towards the government.Joe continued: "I write comedy sometimes as a way of using anger. I write a daft letter about a parking fine or change my name to Hugo Boss or fake a Sue Gray report, all essentially because I'm angry."I'm angry right now probably for the same reason many other people are angry."In the early stages of lockdown in 2020 my best friend died from cancer."He was the person who had been with me through my journey in comedy the most closely; he had been to the smallest pub gigs all the way up to the Apollo and when I was first on Graham Norton."He had been ill for a number of years and towards the end, I had helped as a part-time carer."I watched him slip away, gradually, over months, and all that comes with it.

released a spoof version of Gray’s report investigating the numerous lockdown parties at Downing Street.After it went viral on social media, Lycett screenshotted an exchange he had with a government worker, who claimed the parody was “read as an actual serious leak” within government that left “MP staff literally running around panicking”.Since the incident caught headlines, Lycett has released a statement explaining the parody report was driven by anger after his friend died from cancer in 2020.“I write comedy sometimes as a way of anger,” Lycett wrote. “I write a daft letter about a parking fine or change my name to Hugo Boss or fake a Sue Gray report, all essentially because I’m angry.

Lorraine Kelly responded to comedian Joe Lycett's hilarious fake Sue Gray report he published on social media.