'But he added: The characterization, the representation there has been of what civil servants and advisors were doing in number 10, has been a travesty of the truth. They thought they were working very hard, which they were, and I certainly thought that what we were doing was, as I've said before, within the rules.'
When questioned having claimed in his written submission to the probe that it was he backtracked, saying instead that he assumed it must have been. Both Sir Chris and Sir Patrick have said they were blindsided by the hospitality scheme.
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