The Metropolitan police’s integrity is now at risk in the ‘partygate’ affair | Letters

Readers on the fallout from the delay in Sue Gray's report on Downing Street parties during Covid lockdowns

We find ourselves in the dreadful position that both those running the country and those in charge of our largest police force are accused of misusing their positions (Sue Gray report: redacted version is imminent, say government sources, 28 January).

On top of a series of scandals - including the Sarah Everard murder, the mishandling of the vigil on Clapham Common, and accusations of institutional corruption - the speculation about the Metropolitan police's recent decisions over the Sue Gray report are potentially devastating. It is unclear why the police initially refused to become involved, only then at the last moment to intervene, and to intervene in a way that seems destined to affect the political process.