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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan & Dan Bloom & Aletha Adu

Boris Johnson willing to speak to police after keeping party probe 'secret' from Cabinet

Boris Johnson is willing to be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police for a probe into alleged rule-breaking parties, Downing Street has said.

The Prime Minister was informed that Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick would announce that she was launching an inquiry into the 'partygate' saga this morning.

But he failed to inform top ministers during this morning's Cabinet meeting - and they were in the dark until the end of the meeting at 10.30am, as they didn't have their phones.

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