Sue Gray report: Boris Johnson’s senior official boasted ‘we seem to have got away with’ BYOB party

Former No 10 official also boasted ‘we seem to have got away with’ event

Former principle private secretary, Martin Reynolds (Getty Images)

One of Boris Johnson’s former senior aides boasted “we seem to have got away with” the infamous bring your own booze garden party, Sue Gray’s report says.

According to the investigation, Martin Reynolds, the prime minister’s former principal private secretary, was also warned by a No 10 official the ‘BYOB’ event was “somewhat of a comms risk” and urged to cancel.

In the long-awaited report, Mr Reynolds, who invited staff to the event to enjoy the “lovely weather”, told Ms Gray, however, that he did not “recall any such conversation” over pulling the gathering.