'Who do they think they are?': Andy Burnham reacts to 'shameful' Sue Gray report

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Andy Burnham has described the Sue Gray report as 'shocking' and 'shameful'. The Greater Manchester mayor gave his reaction to the senior civil servant's report into gatherings held in government buildings during Covid lockdowns.

The long-waited report which was published in full yesterday said that many of the events which took place in Downing Street 'should not have been allowed' to happen and the Prime Minister 'must bear responsibility for this culture'.

It also found 'multiple examples of a lack of respect and poor treatment of security and cleaning staff' whom Boris Johnson says he has apologised to.

Speaking on his weekly phone-in on BBC Radio Manchester, the Labour mayor accused Mr Johnson of 'laughing in the faces of people who made genuine sacrifices through the pandemic' and called on the Prime Minister to resign. READ MORE: Manchester councillor raises fears monkeypox may lead to repeat of HIV and AIDS 'vilification' of gay men He said: "If I go back to my days when I was a minister and I used to go to Number 10, I can't relate what I saw then to what I read about yesterday.