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HANSARDSue Gray ReportThat is one of the recommendations of the Sue Gray inquiry that we are going to take up to make sure that nobody should feel that in No. 10. That is why we are going to review the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI do care deeply about the hurt that is felt across the country about the suggestion that things were going on in No. 10 that were in contravention of the covid rules. I…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank my right hon. and learned Friend. I stress that I have great admiration for and full confidence in the Metropolitan police. I suggest that they now be allowed to get on…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank my hon. Friend very much indeed. I think he is completely right. Of course these matters are important, and we have to wait for the inquiry, but in the meantime the UK…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI have taken full responsibility throughout the pandemic.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank my hon. Friend very much. What the country needs and what the west needs— [ Interruption. ]31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThe hon. Gentleman really needs to wait and see what the Met decide.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWhat the country needs now is the UK Government working with our friends and partners to stand up to Vladimir Putin and to make sure that we have a strong package of sanctions.…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI really think that the hon. Lady needs to read the report carefully. I am afraid that the conclusions she has drawn are not ones that I support. We are following Sue Gray’s…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportNo, and the only people calling into question the Met’s independence are I think those on the side opposite—on the hon. Member’s Benches.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI take responsibility for everything that happened in No. 10 and that the Government did throughout the pandemic.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportNothing would give me greater pleasure than to publish everything that we currently have, but the fact is that there are legal impediments and we have to wait until the police…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI remind the hon. Lady of what Sue Gray says in paragraph 12, that no such conclusion can be drawn so far. The hon. Lady must wait for the conclusion of the inquiry.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI could not quite hear the end of the hon. Gentleman’s question, but the answer is no. If he thinks I drunk too much, no.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportYes, I do. As I have said to the House earlier, I accept the findings of the report in full—the general findings—and we are immediately taking steps to implement the changes.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportYes. That is exactly what the Government are going to do and we will not be distracted for one minute.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportNot only have I accepted full responsibility throughout, but I have apologised repeatedly to the House for any misjudgments that I may have made myself, but, again, I must urge…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank my hon. Friend very much; I enjoyed our joint trip to Tilbury this morning. Yes, I do think it is vital, as Sue Gray says, that we learn from this and that we strengthen…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI repeat what I have said: that I am deeply sorry for all the suffering there has been throughout this pandemic, whether of the hon. Gentleman’s constituents or anyone in the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI really think that the hon. Gentleman should recite the whole report. I have told him that I accept the findings that Sue Gray has given in full and we are acting on them today.31 Jan 2022