Great Britain
London police launch new Partygate investigation
London police are investigating illegal lockdown parties in the government district again. photo
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Boisterous Christmas celebrations and birthday parties in Parliament while the rest of Great Britain remained in lockdown: the London police are investigating the illegal gatherings again.
An event in Parliament on December 8, 2020 is also to be determined, the police report said. According to one report, there was said to have been a birthday celebration in Parliament. Spicy about it: A sharp inner-party critic of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Sir Bernard Jenkin, is said to have taken part. A few weeks ago, a committee to which Jenkin belongs reprimanded Johnson for lying in Parliament about the Partygate affair. Johnson only escaped suspension from the House of Commons because he had previously resigned his seat.
During Johnson’s tenure, a total of 126 penal orders were issued for illegal celebrations in the government district. Johnson and the current prime minister, Rishi Sunak, also received penalties. However, Johnson had long denied any wrongdoing in Parliament. Meanwhile, reports of other banned gatherings of Johnson, which were investigated by the police, did not lead to a new investigation.