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HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventThank you, Mr Speaker. It is nonsense to make that assumption or accusation against the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister does not take these matters lightly and never has done;…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventThe investigation is about gatherings, not about individuals necessarily. The investigation which has been in progress since around 9 December is about gatherings, and gatherings…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventNo, I do not agree with that characterisation. The Government buildings around Downing Street are not domestic buildings in the way that the hon. Gentleman characterises them, so…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventThat is hypothetical. It is not appropriate for me to make that judgment. It would not be appropriate no matter the result of the investigation. As a Minister in the Cabinet…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventI can only say that I leave others to make those judgments.11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventI say to Jane that, again, I apologise unreservedly for the upset that the allegations have caused. I say to Jane that I am very sorry for her loss. We are conducting an…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventWhat I say to Frances and her brother, and to the constituents of all hon. Members on both sides of the House who have suffered loss, is that my heart and sympathies go out to…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventNo, I do not agree, because that would be inappropriate. The Prime Minister has devoted his time as Prime Minister to serving the people of the country in dealing with the crisis…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventIt is not appropriate to prejudge. The hon. Gentleman wishes to prejudge what occurred. We will await the outcome of the investigation.11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventThe Prime Minister has personally thanked all of those who have worked to protect people during this pandemic and will continue to do so. He has visited hospitals, spoken to…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventWhat the Prime Minister will have heard, and what I have heard, is that Ruby lived by the motto “Live kindly, live loudly”. To lose such a young life at such a tragic age in such…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventIt would be inappropriate to make a running commentary on an investigation that is in progress. We will continue to await the result of the investigations undertaken by Sue Gray.11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventI can only offer my condolences to the hon. Lady’s constituent for their terrible loss, and I offer those condolences through her to her constituent.11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventThe Prime Minister will be here tomorrow. The proceedings of this House are well established and the Speaker controls the proceedings of this House. The Prime Minister is here…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventNo one is hiding behind anything. The fact is that the Prime Minister will be here at PMQs tomorrow, as I have already said. The investigation is free of any fear or favour. It is…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventI can tell the hon. Lady how I feel about what has happened to her constituents. As a human being, I feel considerable regret and sorrow, and indeed distress, for those who have…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventI know my duty to this House, and the reality of the matter is that the hon. Gentleman wishes to prejudge the matter. He is wrong to do so. It is not a matter for me—I am not…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventI am not going to discuss in this House what private conversations take place between Government Ministers.11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventI think the hon. Lady is fair—I am sure she is fair—and I think she does clearly know that no disrespect is intended, but what she does not recognise is that what is also fair is…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventSurely the hon. and learned Lady would know about the pillars of fair justice. She knows that it is necessary to wait for the result of the investigation. She would know that…11 Jan 2022