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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Hamish Morrison

Met chief attempts to justify why police overlooked illegal Downing Street party

Stephen House, the acting commissioner of the Met, explained decisions made regarding Downing Street parties

THE Metropolitan Police have attempted to justify why officers overlooked parties in Downing Street during lockdown which were later found to have broken the law.

Stephen House, the acting commissioner of the Met, was hauled before the London Assembly on Thursday to explain the force’s investigation into widespread lawbreaking in the heart of power during the pandemic.

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