breaks. i think this story is particularly damaging for two reasons. we know there was an invitation sent out for this socially distanced drinks to 100 people on the 20th of may and it is important because first, we know there are allegations the prime minister was there and from multiple sources, the prime minister and his wife. he cannot deny all knowledge as he has tried to do with previous downing street social gatherings. i think that is significant. second, i think that is significant. second, i think this is suggestive of a culture in downing street of flouting the rules. we have had allegations of the 15th of may gathering and allegations around christmas parties in december 2020. all of this is building up to a picture of when people were taking huge sacrifices. in may 2020 you were only allowed to meet one other
that s what sue gray is doing. and then if rules have been breached, people will have to suffer the consequences. meanwhile, the met police have said it s aware of the widespread reporting of alleged breaches at downing street on the 20th may and it s in contact with the cabinet office. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let s get the latest from our chief political correspondent adam fleming. the government saying the investigation is ongoing but this has got to be damaging. conservative advisers had has got to be damaging. conservative advisers had hoped has got to be damaging. conservative advisers had hoped that has got to be damaging. conservative advisers had hoped that the - advisers had hoped that the attention and the public anger around this issue of parties during the pandemic might have been dying down, but also with the threat of 0micron receding that may be the government could talk about other things. that s clearly not the case. with the revelation of this e mail
and not many conservatives turned up to hear the minister say, wait for the official inquiry launched after allegations of other parties. if wrongdoing is established, there will be requisite disciplinary action taken. as with all internal investigations, if evidence emerges of what was potentially a criminal offence, the matter would be referred to the metropolitan police. did the prime minister attend the event in the downing street garden on 20th may 2020? it won t wash, mr speaker, to blame this on a few junior civil servants. the prime minister sets the tone. 0thers remembered the lives lost during the pandemic. just last week 3,000 people who followed the rules and grieve today, including my mother in law who died alone.
labour s deputy leader angela rayner suggested borisjohnson should step down. i think he should go. i mean, there s no excuses and it will come as no surprise that i don t think borisjohnson is up to thejob but, more importantly, i think he s lost the confidence of the british public now with his lies, his deceit and his breaking of his own rules. some conservative mps say it is important to wait for the full report. we need to get to the bottom of this investigation, that s what sue gray is doing. and then if rules have been breached, people will have to suffer the consequences. meanwhile, the met police have said it s aware of the widespread reporting of alleged breaches at downing street on the 20th may and it s in contact with the cabinet office. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let s talk to our chief political correspondent adam fleming, who s in downing street. hello, adam. the former leader of the conservatives in scotland, ruth
prime minister s principal private secretary, the civil servant who works most closely with him. and in terms of what labour are saying this money, they are moving from the territory they were in before where they accused the perimeter of breaking the rules into new territory where they are accusing the prime minister of being a liar. they had put out a list this morning of ii they had put out a list this morning of 11 times where he say he misled parliament or the public and they are calling on borisjohnson to go to parliament and explain himself. everyone is just sitting to wait and find out if there are more revelations about more events because we didn t really even know about this one on the 20th of may until a couple of days ago.- until a couple of days ago. thank ou. we ll be speaking to the labour party at 7.10 and health minister edward argar at 7.30. the world number one men s tennis player novak djokovic has returned to training in melbourne, after a court overturned the aus