Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer have today received notification that the Metropolitan Police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices
Police have been investigating 12 gatherings at Johnson’s Downing Street office and the Cabinet Office after a damning internal inquiry found his staff had enjoyed alcohol-fueled parties that were not permitted.
“The prime minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have today received notification that the Metropolitan Police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices,” a spokesman for Johnson’s office said.Article content However, the pressure abated with the outbreak of war in Ukraine in which he has sought to play a leading role in the West’s response.Article content
He later apologized to parliament for attending one event, which he said he thought was work-related. He also apologized to Queen Elizabeth for another at which staff partied on the eve of her husband’s funeral. The COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group said it was “still unbelievably painful” that the prime minister had broken his own rules when they were unable to be with loved ones as they died.“The fact that @BorisJohnson and @RishiSunak then lied about it, and would have continued to do so if the police hadn’t intervened, is truly shameless,” the group said on Twitter.
The chancellor was already facing serious questions about his family’s finances and wealth just as large tax rises for the public took effect.
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