After pool questions about today’s Labour market statistics Rishi made a filmed intervention on Partygate:

“The Prime Minister addressed this last week in Parliament and set out his understanding of the situation, and I’d refer you to his words…of course I [believe him] … I’m not going to get into hypotheticals, the Ministerial Code is clear on these matters, but as you know Sue Gray is conducting an inquiry into this situation, and I think it’s right that we allow her to complete that job.”

The interview ended abruptly after the pool interviewer seemingly exceeded his allotted questions…