Sue Gray Report Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Sue Gray Report

Rachael Maskell Excerpts
Monday 31st January 2022

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rachael Maskell Portrait Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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Today should have been about contrition and remorse, but it seems that the Prime Minister does not understand the meaning of “sorry”; instead, it has insulted the people who have suffered and sacrificed for the last two years. One question many people want to know is: who is paying for these investigations—the police and Sue Gray’s report—and who is paying for his legal advice? Is it the taxpayer?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I must say I think the hon. Member is wrong in what she says. As for who is covering the police costs, the police are covering the police costs.