"The air of anticipation that is growing around Parliament has been ramped up further as it was announced yesterday that the Metropolitan police are looking into the events that took place in Downing Street during the first lockdown.

The report that is being written by the country’s senior Civil Servant, Sue Gray, is due for publication in the next few days and the feeling is growing that Boris Johnson’s days may be numbered.

Johnson faces further ridicule from the Opposition Parties as he takes Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons later today.

If the internal report is anything like as bad as is being speculated about, the police investigation, even if fines are issued, will be something of an anti-climax.

The IMF produced its latest World Economic Outlook yesterday. It downgraded its prediction for full year growth in the UK from 5% to 4.7%, citing the increase in energy costs and the lingering effect of Omicron as its main reasons.

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