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Health

Lockdown party allegations facing UK PM Johnson

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo

British police will investigate alleged lockdown breaches at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence after receiving evidence from an internal government probe into a series of gatherings.

Media have reported that at least 15 gatherings took place at Johnson's 10 Downing Street residence or in other government departments between May 2020 and April 2021, when COVID-19 rules limited how many people could meet socially.

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