Now that the Metropolitan Police have wound up their investigation, and issued the final batch of fines, the long wait for Sue Gray’s findings is almost over.
The expectation is that the senior civil servant will publish her report on Covid-rule breaking parties at No 10 next week – when Parliament is still sitting – and the prime minister will then give his promised statement in the Commons.
Boris Johnson’s critics are hoping the Gray report in to “Partygate” will set out the scale of law-breaking on his watch in primary colours.
But will it be quite as devastating as they wish?
