The event, which took place on PM’s birthday, is not mentioned in the official Whitehall Partygate report

Sue Gray knew about text messages suggesting the prime minister’s wife, Carrie Johnson, could have hosted another gathering in her Downing Street flat during lockdown, Johnson’s spokesperson has claimed.

The official Whitehall report into Partygate made no mention of the event, which took place on Boris Johnson’s birthday, 19 June 2020. The event is separate to the celebration in the cabinet room which saw both Johnsons fined by police.

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