I imagine the front bench Tries will be quite pleased were able to wear face masks while Boris was mocking us all with his pseudo-apology.

One bit of luck for Mr Johnson when the Prince Andrew scandal has erupted at this point to give the tabloids something else to get their teeth into.   

It appears the Grey report won't be released to the public. It's for Boris Johnson's eyes, and what we are due to get is a summary of the findings supplied by…Boris Johnson.

The sneaky thing is that Johnson's porky about how he believed this was not a party but a work event, however implausible it is, cannot be disproved, and that is his figleaf when it comes to the accusation that he lied when he said he believed that there had been no parties at number 10. Lie stands on lie. And his colleagues and supporters line up to add more lies, as they pretend that they actually believe what Boris said in his "apology".