BREAKING: The Metropolitan Police says the investigation into lockdown breaches across Downing Street and Whitehall is complete, with 126 fines issued.
The investigation into lockdown breaches across Downing Street and Whitehall has been concluded by the Metropolitan Police.Boris Johnson received one fixed penalty notice by the Met over his infamous ‘ambushed by cake’ birthday bash, along with his wife Carrie and Chancellor Rishi Sunak.Acting Deputy Commissioner Helen Ball said: ‘There is no doubt that the pandemic impacted all of us in so many ways and strong feelings and opinions have been expressed on this particular issue.
‘When Covid regulations were introduced, the Met was clear that whilst we would not routinely investigate breaches of regulations retrospectively, there may be occasions when it would be appropriate to do so. ‘The information that we received with regard to the alleged breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall was sufficient to reach our criteria to begin such an investigation.
‘Our investigation was thorough and impartial and was completed as quickly as we could, given the amount of information that needed to be reviewed and the importance of ensuring that we had strong evidence for each FPN referral.Check back shortly for further updates.
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