Moray MP Douglas Ross restates call for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after Sue Gray investigation report published
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MORAY'S MP says the Prime Minister should still resign after a partial report into Downing Street parties was published.
Douglas Ross yesterday stood by his previous statement that Boris Johnson should quit after coming clean about a Downing Street party.
Now, after the release of the initial findings of senior civil servant Sue Gray's investigation, he said: “I made my position clear several weeks ago and that remains my position in light of the findings of Sue Gray’s report, which states 'at least some of the gatherings in question represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time.'
“It is vital that the final report, following the Met investigation, is published in full.”
In January, after Mr Johnson admitted attending a Downing Street garden party, Mr Ross said: "That for me is an acceptance from the Prime Minister that he did wrong.
"I don't think his position as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party is tenable and he needs to resign."
The Sue Gray investigation has looked into 16 gatherings but due to a Met Police investigation the published report could only discuss four.
In response to the report the Prime Minister promised sweeping changes to Number 10's structure and the return of his campaigning guru Lynton Crosby.
Mr Johnson's position seems secure until the police investigation concludes as his backbench supporters made themselves heard.
The Prime Minister said: "I am sorry for the things we simply did not get right and sorry for the way this matter has been handled.
"We asked people across this country to make the most extraordinary sacrifices—not to meet loved ones, not to visit relatives before they died—and I understand the anger that people feel.
"I get it and I will fix it. I want to say to the people of this country: I know what the issue is.
"It is whether this Government can be trusted to deliver.
"And I say yes, we can be trusted—yes, we can be trusted to deliver."
In its conclusion, the report was clear about the events' damaging nature and the need for immediate change.
The report said: "However, as I have noted, a number of these gatherings should not have been allowed to take place or to develop in the way that they did.
"There is significant learning to be drawn from these events which must be addressed immediately across Government.
"This does not need to wait for the police investigations to be concluded."
