The London Police refused to investigate the party, which in May 2020 spent on Downing Street British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. This is reported by Business Insider.
As noted in the statement, the police are not investigating “violations of anticoid legislation, which has become known after a long time after they have occurred.” At the same time, law enforcement officers allowed that an investigation can begin on the fact of possible violations in the presence of “significant evidence”. Currently, checking the facts of parties during Lokdaun on behalf of Johnson himself holds the secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The fact that Johnson attended the party in his residence, despite the current epidemiological limitations, became known on December 20, 2021. The Guardian edition published a snapshot on which Johnson and his wife Carrie was captured at the table, next to them without compliance with the social distance are two more people.
January 12, Johnson admitted that he took part in the party and brought apologies for it. According to him, he came to the event, since he wanted to “thank government officials,” and after 25 minutes left him to return to work. After that, a number of British politicians called on the premiere of resigning.