Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face a £10,000 fine over the partygate scandal as police move to question those involved in the rule-breaking events.
28.01.2022 - 13:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There’s been significant backlash after Scotland Yard revealed that the Sue Gray inquiry has been asked to make ‘minimal reference’ to events being investigated by the police.
Sue Gray’s report was expected to be published earlier this week, but it has faced delays following the announcement that the Metropolitan Police were launching their own investigation into alleged parties held at Downing Street during lockdown.
Now Scotland Yard has stated that they are in communication with the Cabinet Office to ensure the report ‘avoids any prejudice’ to their investigation.
In a statement released on Friday morning, Scotland Yard said: “For the events the Met is investigating, we asked for minimal reference to be made in the Cabinet Office report.
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“The Met did not ask for any limitations on other events in the report, or for the report to be delayed, but we have had ongoing contact with the Cabinet Office, including on the content of the report, to avoid any prejudice to our investigation.”
It suggests that Ms Gray will either have to make significant changes to her report before publication or delay it until after the police inquiry concludes.
The civil servant has been investigating allegations that parties took place at No 10 during lockdown.
But a further inquiry was launched by the police, which was announced by Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick this week.
Dame Cressida said on Tuesday that a "number of events" in Downing Street and Whitehall are being looked at by officers but the force has not said which ones.
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