Scotland Yard launches investigation into Johnson's parties during lockdown

The prime minister's political opponents have already called for him to step down for partying during the hard lockdown.Boris Johnson is investigating the incident

London police have launched their own investigation against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as other officials, over violations of quarantine restrictions at the government residence on Downing Street and other public buildings. This is reported by the British newspaper The Independent.

London Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said the behavior of government officials is of "deep public concern". She confirmed that her staff is "investigating a number of developments in Downing Street and Whitehall over the past two years in relation to potential violations of the restrictions put in place to combat covid-19."

Earlier, a government commission headed by the second secretary of the government apparatus, Sue Gray, launched its own investigation, the results of its work were to be published this week. However, due to the start of a police investigation, it was decided to postpone the publication of the report until the end of the audit. At the same time, the investigation of the Cabinet of Ministers will continue, it will not be suspended, the newspaper writes. 

The Guardian showed a photo of Boris Johnson from a party during the lockdown Society

The scandal began in December 2021, when The Guardian newspaper published photos of Johnson and his wife surrounded by several civil servants in the Downing Street garden in May 2020, when the country was under lockdown. Wine and cheese lie on the table in front of the politician and company. According to the publication, a total of 19 people attended the event. At that time, there were strict anti-COVID restrictions in Britain: only two people who did not live together could communicate with each other in person.