Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner has told the Commons the police investigation into alleged parties at Downing Street was a 'truly damning reflection' on No 10.

Boris Johnson has welcomed a Metropolitan Police investigation into alleged parties at Downing Street as an opportunity to "draw a line" under the debacle.

In an Urgent Question, Angela Rayner said: "They repeatedly told us Sue Gray is the answer. Now there's a police investigation, and the terms of reference for the investigation set by the Prime Minister himself are clear - if any evidence emerges of behaviour that is potentially a criminal offence, the matter will be referred to the police.

"So it seems, Mr Speaker, potential criminality has been found in Downing Street. What a truly damning reflection on our nation's very highest office."

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