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Partygate - is the story over?

The role played by the media in the whole saga.

Sue Gray’s report into what went on in Downing Steet during lockdown has finally been published. We now know that staff broke covid rules with the approval of their bosses. Excessive drinking, with people being sick, abuse of cleaning and security staff – events, Sue Gray says, that β€œshould not have been allowed to happen”. Details of some of the events she investigated only became known to her because of reporting in the media. Ros Atkins asks what role the media has played in the whole saga. Also in the programme, Anneka Rice talks about the return of Challenge Anneka for Channel 5.

Guests: Stephen Glover, columnist at the Daily Mail, David Yelland, former editor of The Sun and now director of the communications firm Kitchen Table Partners, Tim Montgomerie, founder of the Conservative ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ website and former Boris Johnson advisor, Ayesha Hazarika, broadcaster and former Labour politician adviser, and Anneka Rice, presenter of Challenge Anneka

Presenter: Ros Atkins

Sound engineer: Tim Heffer

Producer: Helen Fitzhenry

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28 minutes

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Wed 25 May 2022 21:30

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  • Wed 25 May 2022 16:30
  • Wed 25 May 2022 21:30

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