UK police investigating alleged COVID-19 lockdown breaches at PM Johnson's residence

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UK police investigating alleged COVID-19 lockdown breaches at PM Boris Johnson's residence

LONDON: British police will investigate alleged lockdown breaches at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence after receiving evidence from an internal government probe into a series of gatherings.

New allegations emerged late on Monday that he broke the COVID-19 lockdown rules he imposed by attending aThat added to a long list of alleged lockdown breaches in Downing Street, including one"bring your own booze" party, which Johnson has said he attended thinking it was a work event. "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 in relation to potential breaches of COVID-19 regulations," she said.A statement from the government's Cabinet Office said its investigation, being carried out by senior official Sue Gray, was continuing and there was ongoing contact with the Metropolitan Police.

Johnson is now trying to shore up his premiership after claims that he and his staff partied at the heart of the British state during the worst pandemic for a century.

 

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