A Downing Street spokesperson has told Sky News 'the prime minister and chancellor have today received notification that the Metropolitan Police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices'. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
In January, the Met launched an investigation into 12 events where restrictions may have been breached.Officers required around 100 Downing Street and Whitehall staff members including the PM and chancellor to fill out formal legal questionnaires as part of the investigation.
Police issued the first 20 fines on 1 April to people who attended a leaving do for a Number 10 official on 18 June 2020 in the Cabinet Office building at 70 Whitehall. The 12 events investigated by the police took place over eight separate dates and include a"bring your own booze" event in the Downing Street garden on 20 May 2020, organised by the PM's principal private secretary Martin Reynolds. Another was a surprise birthday gathering for Mr Johnson in the cabinet room in June 2020, attended by the chancellor.
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