The force says it will consider investigation if the civil service inquiry points to potential criminal offences.
Four senior Tories have publicly called for his resignation since the statement, including the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross.
Ministers have appealed to angry MPs to wait for the outcome of an inquiry into all the allegations of lockdown parties across government - led by senior civil servant Sue Gray - before making any firm conclusions on the PM.In a statement released on Thursday, the Met said it was "aware of widespread reporting relating to alleged breaches of the Health Protection Regulations" in Downing Street.
And it said officers "do not normally investigate breaches of Coronavirus regulations when they are reported long after they are said to have taken place".
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