The Met is reopening an investigation into potential breaches of the regulations at an event at Conservative Campaign Headquarters in 2020.
Police have reopened an investigation into potential Covid breaches at a pandemic-era party in Tory headquarters – and launched a fresh probe into a second alleged gathering of Tory MPs in Parliament during the same month.
However, the Met – along with Thames Valley Police – will not be investigating potential further breaches involving Boris Johnson and others at Downing Street and at Chequers between June 2020 and May 2021.The December 8 gathering was cited by Boris Johnson in a scathing statement accusing Sir Bernard of “monstrous hypocrisy” for allegedly attending the event before sitting on the cross-party panel which found the former prime minister had lied to MPs with his partygate denials.
The PA news agency understands Dame Eleanor will not be stepping down as Deputy Speaker while the investigation continues.The Met had previously investigated the CCHQ “jingle and mingle” event in December 2020 but decided there was “insufficient evidence” to take further action. In a clip published by the Mirror last month, Conservative Party staff appear to dance, drink and joke about Covid restrictions.
Mr Johnson and his then-chancellor Rishi Sunak paid fixed-penalty notices over a gathering held for Mr Johnson’s 56th birthday. The force added it would only do so when there was evidence of a “serious and flagrant” breach of the rules and said it would provide further updates at an “appropriate time”.
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