Plus they've already welcomed the police investigation.Its political skullduggerry of the most devious kind. The Met stubbornly refused to get involved until it starts to become clear to Buffoon Johnson that Greys report is going to completely expose him, then suddenly they need to investigate and conveniently skupper the civil servants damning report. Also making it virtually impossible for anyone in opposition to complain, as they'd have to directly criticise the metropolitan police.
If Sue Gray is to retain an ounce of her professional credibility, then she needs to refuse to publish the report until she is allowed to do so in full. If that means waiting until the conclusion of the police investigation, then so be it.Looks like now Gray won't publish the report at all.
If Sue Gray is to retain an ounce of her professional credibility, then she needs to refuse to publish the report until she is allowed to do so in full. If that means waiting until the conclusion of the police investigation, then so be it.
Otherwise, she will be seen as being part of this outrageous cover up. As things stand, she would be publishing a factual report referencing only the more minor transgressions of lockdown rules. It would probably justify the disciplining of a few junior civil servants, but nothing more.
The Met would then, at a later date, simply issue a statement outlining that they had (or hadn’t) issued a few fines to unnamed individuals.
Time would have marched on. There would be no report covering the most serious breaches of the rules, no further investigations (Downing Street considers the matter closed) and no consequences for those involved.
What I don't get is yesterday the MET were happy for the report to be released in full, then suddenly they insist on it's most important parts be blocked.
What's changed in a few hours? Either the report was way more damaging than the MET realised and a possibility of a misconduct in a public office offence has been committed (hiding/deleting evidence, blackmail etc) or the MET are activity or incompetently, whitewashing the report.
None of this looks good for any of the parties involved, but it could also be about to explode.
he'll be rigging elections next.
I dont think its academic, without trying to be pedantic, its right that any parts of the report that could be prejudicial to the criminal report are removed and I don't think those that have broken the law will escape.Academic now anyway. Gray has been told to remove almost all of it
I dont think its academic, without trying to be pedantic, its right that any parts of the report that could be prejudicial to the criminal report are removed and I don't think those that have broken the law will escape.
I don't see this latest issue as being anything other that what you would expect is such circumstances.
What I do believe is that this prime minister, and by their association and willingness to condone his behavior and lies, the government.
But the fact the MPS are wanting to protect their criminal investigation from prejudice is absolutely right and proper in the circumstances, so I can't see anything that is unusual here, other than the fact that they have agreed to the release of the Gray report.
Youll have to take my cynicism and facetiousness with a pinch of salt in this instance. The argument at this stage is academic because the names are being removed. In fact as said above pointless it being commissioned in the first place as it is being usurped by the police investigation. The Gray Report may not see the light of day. It should because it is reporting on a cultural issue at the heart of government presided over by a liar and a cheat as supposed leader and a bunch of charlatan yes men and women.I dont think its academic, without trying to be pedantic, its right that any parts of the report that could be prejudicial to the criminal report are removed and I don't think those that have broken the law will escape.
I don't see this latest issue as being anything other that what you would expect is such circumstances.
What I do believe is that this prime minister, and by their association and willingness to condone his behavior and lies, the government.
But the fact the MPS are wanting to protect their criminal investigation from prejudice is absolutely right and proper in the circumstances, so I can't see anything that is unusual here, other than the fact that they have agreed to the release of the Gray report.
Yet STILL people vote for them. WHY?!!!