Analysis: Civil servant’s frustration at being asked to hold back is apparent but she gets across a damning verdict
It’s not the version of the report Sue Gray had intended to publish, but her 12-page “update” on more than a dozen Downing Street parties could be described as a damning masterpiece of succinct understatement.
Written in the first person against a backdrop of intense anticipation, its language is in line with the work of a veteran civil servant with significant experience examining ethics breaches at government’s highest level.