In United Kingdom, Senior Civil servant Sue Gray has blamed a failure of leadership for allowing parties to take place in Downing Street when the country was under strict lockdown. In long-awaited findings, Ms Gary said some events should not have been allowed to take place. She investigated 16 separate gatherings – including three that were not previously known about. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, he accepted the findings in full, as he faced questions and criticism from MPs.<br />''<br />''In Ms Gray's findings, she confirms that the Metropolitan Police is investigating 12 events – on eight separate dates – for alleged COVID-rule breaking.<br />''<br />''These include the 20 May 2020 event in the Downing Street garden, which the Prime Minister Johnson has apologized for attending, and his birthday party on 19th June 2020.<br />''<br />''In his statement in the House of Commons earlier, Prime Minister Johnson vowed to learn from Ms Gray's initial findings, saying, he will get it and he will fix it.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The report is crucial to Mr Johnson's premiership, which has been rocked by weeks of damaging headlines about parties in Downing Street and other government buildings.</span><br />