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Another senior Tory is having doubts about the future of Boris Johnson.

Tobias Ellwood, who chairs the defence committee, has taken to Twitter to point to the PM's previous promise to publish Sue Gray's full findings.

He says doing this would allow Parliament and the British people to "better appreciate the facts and draw their own conclusions".

Ellwood then adds a threat: "If the PM fails to publish the report in full then he will no longer have my support."

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There has been a handful of Tory MPs offering their vocal support to the prime minister during this gruelling appearance in the Commons.

Some say too much time has been wasted on "party-gate" already, others say he has delivered during Covid, and others believe he will focus on their priorities - such as Brexit and immigration.

But it is clear not everyone on the Conservative backbenches are singing from the same hymn sheet.

A emotional and direct question from Tory MP Aaron Bell now.

He tells the PM how he attended his grandmother's funeral in May 2020 - "a wonderful woman" who had served as a Tory councillor.

"I didn't hug my siblings, I didn't hug my parents," he says. "I gave a eulogy and then afterwards I didn't even go to her house for a cup of tea."

He then faced the three hour drive home.

Bell asks Johnson: "Does the prime minister think I am a fool?"

After gasps from MPs, Johnson says "no" and offers his sympathies, apologising for "misjudgements" in No 10.

Lots of questions about that flat partypublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2022

16:38 GMT 31 January 2022

Helen Catt
Political correspondent

As expected, lots of opposition MPs are asking repeated questions about the gathering in the No 10 flat in November 2020.

Why? Well, partly because it is his home but also because of an answer he gave at Prime Minister's Questions in December last year.

He was asked if there had been a party in Downing Street on 13 November and he said "no".

So some MPs are questioning if that meant he misled parliament, which would be a serious offence (and if done deliberately, something he'd be expected to resign for).

Boris Johnson though has said he stands by what he said then and says everyone needs to wait for the outcome of the police investigation.

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Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has criticised the Met Police, which she accuses of “incompetence” and blames for a "report that’s been gutted".

She says we “didn’t need Sue Gray to tell us about the level of dishonour” within the government.

“It’s been excruciating to watch so many Tory MPs willing to defend the indefensible," she says.

“The prime minister is certainly a bad apple, but the whole tree is rotten and the whole country wants reform.”

Johnson defends the Met Police and says the force deserve praise, not criticism.

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Returning to the House of Commons now, Conservative MP Steve Baker made an emotional contribution a few minutes ago, saying millions of people took seriously government communications campaigns "to bully, to shame and to terrify them into compliance with minute restrictions on their freedom".

He asked what the prime minister's message was to "those people who meticulously complied with all of the rules and suffered terribly for it", including people whose mental health would have suffered "appallingly" as a result.

In response, Johnson thanked those people "for everything they did", saying they helped to control Covid.

Sue Gray's verdict is near-condemnationpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2022

16:25 GMT 31 January 2022

Laura Kuenssberg
Political editor

Sue Gray's initial report might be short on detail. But what she makes perfectly clear is that even the bare bones of what went on in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office during lockdown were unacceptable in her view.

In Whitehall speak, to say there were "serious failures" in leadership is near-condemnation.

Gray reveals three new gatherings took place that weeks of reporting have not previously uncovered - and she confirms a dozen of them are being investigated by the police.

Most risky for No 10, we can now be sure that three events the police are looking into were ones Boris Johnson himself attended.

By Gray's counting - after interviewing more than 70 people - on 16 occasions, some of those who worked at the heart of government did not obey those rules.

Forget all the process around what and when the report would be published, the back-and-forth with the Met, the claims and denials.

This is an official verdict that Downing Street will try to move on from, but not all of the public, not all of his MPs, may be able to forgive.Read more from Laura here.

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"This is who the prime minister is," says Labour MP Chris Bryant.

He lists a number of findings in Gray's report, including "excessive consumption of alcohol".

"A leopard doesn't change its spots," Bryant says. "Every single one who defends this will face this again, and again, and again."

He then references Johnson's comments to parliament on 13 November, when he said the guidance and rules were followed in Downing Street.

"If he won't correct the record today, there's nothing accidental, it's deliberate," Bryant says.

"I don't know what he's saying Mr Speaker," Johnson says in reply, adding it's now time for the police to consider the relevant material.

Conservative MP Caroline Noakes, who has previous criticised the PM over parties held in Downing Street, asks a question about the new Office of the Prime Minister he says he will establish.

"Can he let this House know what structures are going to be put in place so this House can hold it accountable?" Noakes asks.

Johnson says a new permanent secretary will be appointed and a code of conduct enforced.

He says he also wants to see better communication between the House and his office.

Labour MP Carl Turner points out that one of the alleged parties being investigated by the police is one on 13 November 2020 in the prime minister's flat.

He says the prime minister denied any such party had taken place when speaking in the Commons on 8 December last year.

He asks if Johnson will correct the record - but the PM stands by what he said and urges MPs to wait for the outcome of the police inquiry.

If you're just joining us and you want to watch the prime minister's statement from a little earlier, here it is.

Boris Johnson is asked twice whether he will commit to publishing Sue Gray's full and unredacted report after the Met investigation concludes - once by Labour's Diane Abbott and once by his own MP, Mark Harper.

But the PM does not make the commitment.

Instead, he says we have to wait for the police to conclude their inquires, as it is the "proper thing to do".

And at that stage, he will "take a decision" on publication.

Remember, Johnson and his Downing Street spokespeople have repeatedly pledged to publish the report in full.

Some support for the PM now from senior Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin now. He told the House a little while ago he can't see the point of "such a large No 10 superstructure", adding it needs to be "slimmed down and streamlined".

He commended the prime minister's "determination to restore Cabinet government".

Jenkin said the PM would be judged on the results over the next few months.

In response, Johnson said he was "more than content" to be judged on the results delivered so far and that would be delivered in the future.

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Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey is up next.

He says there is no word in the English language for a parent who has lost a child, adding "it is a loss that is literally beyond words" and a loss thousands have experienced during the pandemic.

"Many had to bury their children alone, many couldn't be there with them at the end," he says. "Meanwhile, No 10 partied."

Davey asks if the PM cares about the "enormous hurt" he has caused, and repeats his call for him to resign.

Johnson says: "I do care deeply about the hurt that has been caused across the country."

And he appeals for people to wait for the outcome of the Met Police's inquiry.

Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell says he has given Boris Johnson his "full-throated support" since he was first a Conservative candidate 30 years ago.

However, he says he is "deeply concerned by these events" and some of the things the prime minister has said from the dispatch box.

Johnson "no longer enjoys my support", he adds.

In response, the prime minister says his colleague is "mistaken in his views" and urges him to "reconsider upon full consideration of the inquiry".

Some news in now from outside the Commons. The Met Police has been talking about its investigation into parties in No 10.

Commander Catherine Roper, whose team is working on the investigation, says a "bundle of material" was provided by the Cabinet Office on Friday.

She tells reporters her team has been given "over 500 pieces of paper and over 300 photographs" which officers are now combing through.

Based on that they will decide who they have to contact as part of the investigation.

A fiery exchange has led to the Westminster leader of the SNP getting kicked out of the chamber.

Ian Blackford accused the prime minister of lying to the Commons - something you aren't allowed to do.

The Speaker gave him several chances to change his remarks to "unintentionally mislead" MPs.

But Blackford stayed firm, and Sir Lindsay Hoyle ousted him.

Former Prime Minister Theresa May says the Covid regulations imposed restrictions on the freedoms of public.

They had right to expect the PM to understand the meaning of the rules, she says.

May says the Gray report shows Downing Street was not observing the rules. She asks Johnson if he knew about the rules or ignored them?

In reply, Johnson says that wasn't what Gray's report said.

Johnson again points to what he sees as the achievements of the government, including the vaccine roll-out.

And he says he is busy focusing on the issues in Ukraine while Starmer is focusing on "political opportunism".

The PM pledges to "get on with the job".

The PM says there is a reason why Starmer doesn't reference the report's findings in detail.

"The report does absolutely nothing to substantiate the tissue of nonsense he has just spoken," he says.

Johnson attacks the opposition leader's record as the director of public prosecutions and says he is pre-judging the police investigation.

"I have complete confidence in the police and hope they will be allowed to get on with the job," he adds.