Sue Gray has seemingly shared her frustrations at having to publish a partial report into Downing Street party allegations amid a Met Police investigation.

The report on the “partygate” allegations of lockdown-busting gatherings in No 10 and Whitehall has been published via the government website.

The report was initially expected last week but was seemingly delayed when the Met Police has said they have asked Sue Gray to remove certain details of parties they are investigating in her report.

Metropolitan Police chief Dame Cressida Dick confirmed the force was investigating allegations of coronavirus rule breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall.

The Metropolitan Police insisted officers had not asked for senior civil servant Sue Gray’s report to be delayed or placed any further restrictions on other events.

But the force said it remained in contact with the Cabinet Office team to “avoid any prejudice to our investigation”.

Sue Gray frustration over Met Police investigation

Sue Gray found that “at least some of the gatherings” she investigated 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”.

But Sue Gray also appears to have shared her frustration at the Met Police investigation which has meant a “meaningful” report was “not possible”.

Within the methodology section she writes: “As a result of the Metropolitan Police’s investigations, and so as not to prejudice the police investigative process, they have told me that it would only be appropriate to make minimal reference to the gatherings on the dates they are investigating.”

She added: “Unfortunately, this necessarily means that I am extremely limited in what I can say about those events and it is not possible at present to provide a meaningful report setting out and analysing the extensive factual information I have been able to gather.”