The Independent says Boris Johnson looked set to avoid an initial fallout from becoming the first prime minister to be hit with criminal sanctions while in office over a birthday bash held for him in Downing Street against Covid rules.
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WTX News brings you the latest on the Partygate scandal – the political scandal dominating the UK, which regards the prime minister and other MPs and Tory staff holding parties during the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, when rules prohibited most gatherings.
The scandal has been investigated by Sue Gray – who led an independent inquiry as well as the Metropolitain Police who are also investigating. The Met Police have started to issue fines for the breach of rules, prime minister Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak were both fined for breaking Covid laws.
With this fine, Boris Johnson became the first serving British PM to knowingly break the law.
What is Partygate scandal?
Partygate is a political scandal in the United Kingdom, regarding parties and other gatherings of government and Conservative Party staff held during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, when public health restrictions prohibited most gatherings.
Johnson and Sunak must go, say ‘disgusted’ families of Covid victims The Guardian says Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak cannot continue in their jobs, grieving…
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BBC News says Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have pledged to stay in post despite being fined by police for breaking lockdown rules in Downing Street in June 2020.
Daily Mirror says Boris Johnson faces calls to quit for presiding over “widespread criminality” as police dish out another 30 Partygate fines – bringing the total to 50.
The Guardian says ministers are refusing to disclose any pictures taken by official No 10 photographers of illegal gatherings held inside Downing Street.
The Independent says Metropolitan Police fines are believed to have been issued to staff who attended a leaving drinks party for the top government official who helped write Covid rules.
BBC News says police have issued fines to some people who attended an event in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral, sources have told the BBC.
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The Guardian says Boris Johnson faced a renewed threat to his position over the partygate scandal after the police decision to fine 20 people for lockdown breaches.
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The Independent says Downing Street has refused to say if Boris Johnson will resign if he is fined over lockdown-breaching parties at No 10 after the police announced it is issuing fines.
The Times says PM has not yet been told whether he will be fined for lockdown-breaching Downing Street parties and is refusing to say whether he accepts that the law has been broken.
The Sun says SCOTLAND Yard will today hand out the first 20 fines in their probe of Downing Street parties during lockdown.
The Met Police are issuing 20 fines to individuals who unlawfully attended pirates in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office – confirming PM Boris Johnson misled the House of Commons on December 8.
The Metro says the Metropolitan Police is expected to issue the first tranche of fines over ‘partygate’ today, it has been reported.
The Independent says Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister if he is fined over lockdown-breaching parties at 10 Downing Street, Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said.
Partygate: Met Police to issue first fines, sources say BBC News says the first fines for breaches of Covid-19 lockdown rules as part of a…
The Independent says the Partygate threat to Boris Johnson’s position has receded after Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross withdraw his demand for the prime minister to resign.
The Guardian says The first glimpse of a Partygate questionnaire confirms that Downing Street insiders are being questioned under police caution.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson is expected to deny wrongdoing to the police by arguing his presence at Downing Street gatherings in lockdown was part of the working day.
The Metro says Boris Johnson is expected to tell police that he was at as many as six Downing Street parties – which were ‘part of his working day’.
The Metro says Boris Johnson could be subject to another police investigation after Labour referred his Downing Street flat refurbishment to the Met.
The Guardian says the Metropolitan Police have said they are considering whether to investigate Boris Johnson over the funding of his Downing Street flat renovation.