British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown-breaking parties at UK government premises
London's Metropolitan Police said earlier Tuesday they had issued more than 50 fines as part of their"Operation Hillman" investigation into gatherings held on government premises in Downing Street and Whitehall while the rest of the country was living under strict pandemic restrictions. Revelations of the parties sparked national outrage.
"The police launched an investigation into the string of gatherings after a January report by senior civil servant Sue Gray, commissioned by the government, condemned "a serious failure" to observe the standards of government. The Gray report said the police were investigating at least 12 events -- including at least two Johnson attended, and a third held in his flat that he previously told lawmakers did not happen.
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