Delay in lockdown parties probe ‘could benefit Johnson’

A UK government probe into alleged rule-breaking parties in Boris Johnson’s office during the pandemic could be stripped of key details at the request of the police, potentially handing the prime minister a boost as he tries to persuade his Conservatives not to mount a leadership challenge.

But the decision by London’s Metropolitan Police to start its own probe into some — but not all — of the alleged parties caused a delay. That’s prolonging the uncertainty at the top of the ruling Conservative Party, with many Tory MPs saying they will wait for Gray’s findings before deciding whether to demand Johnson step down.

While the police said it has not asked for Gray’s report to be delayed, the statement makes clear that if it is published before the criminal probe, it’s likely to be without the potentially most damaging elements for Johnson. It’s also possible that Gray could delay publishing her report entirely until the police has finished their probe, rather than release incomplete findings.

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