Some gatherings in Downing Street represent serious failings - UK report

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley

LONDON (Reuters) - A report into parties held at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson' Downing Street office during coronavirus lockdowns said on Monday some gatherings represented a serious failing by those working at the heart of government.

"At least some of the gatherings in question represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time," the report by senior civil servant Sue Gray said.

(Reporting by William James, Kylie MacLellan and Michael Holden; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)