The wait for Sue Gray’s Partygate findings may continue into next week with Boris Johnson, who has departed London for a visit to North Wales, yet to have been handed the full report.
With the prime minister hundreds of miles from parliament, all signs pointed to a further delay to the publication of the Cabinet Office investigation.
Officials in Westminster are now said to be believe the document may not become public until next week, due to a process of “legal scrubbing” currently taking place. This ensures that the final report does not unfairly identify junior staff or cut across the separate investigation by Metropolitan Police.
It comes as Boris Johnson dismissed new evidence that he ordered the controversial evacuation of dogs and cats from Afghanistan as “total rhubarb”.
Internal emails released to the public this week show officials saying the prime minister has “authorised” resources be directed to getting the animals out of the country - a claim he previously denied.
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