Boris Johnson will hire a private lawyer if he is quizzed by police over the Partygate saga.
The Prime Minister is believed to have been at six parties being investigated by the Metropolitan Polic e, including a BYOB drinks do in the Downing Street garden, a birthday gathering in the Cabinet room, and a boozy bash in his No11 flat.
Mr Johnson is expected to appoint a private lawyer to defend him rather than relying on taxpayer-funded legal advisers.