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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

New Boris Johnson claims set to delay Partygate verdict as ex-PM ‘considers suing Cabinet Office’

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Boris Johnson’s referral to the police over further potential lockdown rule breaches is expected to delay the Partygate inquiry, as MPs ask the former PM to provide an explanation for events held at Chequers.

The former prime minister said to be considering suing the Cabinet Office for passing on extracts of his ministerial diaries over fresh potential Covid rule breaches, his allies have claimed.

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