One such transgression, the infamous partygate scandal, emboldened the PM to cling to power.
Johnson argued, “I’ve got to keep moving forward.”
She called on leadership to “bear responsibility” for the environment of excess at No.10.

However, a former staffer posits that things were much worse than even Gray knew.
Moreover, the former aide revealed there were even more parties than Sue Gray’s inquiry exposed.
Downing Street itself acknowledged “a nasty, misogynist culture” under Johnson’s leadership.

AsThe Guardianconfirmed at the time, employees thought the lockdown shindigs were work events and didn’t question them.