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Police in London have for the first time confirmed they're investigating 'a number of' parties and events held at Downing Street during COVID lockdowns.

Police in the UK have for the first time confirmed they will investigate"a number of" parties and events held at Downing Street during coronavirus lockdowns.

Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick says her officers do look into 'serious and flagrant' breaches of COVID restrictions, and it's now down to them to do their job.She said:"I can confirm that the Met is now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last two years.

It's the latest development in an ongoing saga that has dominated British politics for the last two months. Just yesterday, meanwhile, it was reported that Mr Johnson was at another gathering at No 10 in June 2020 to celebrate his birthday.reported 30 people went, shared cake, and sang to Mr Johnson - despite a ban on socialising indoors at the time.

 

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