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Daniel Keane

Operation Hillman: Met Police to begin contacting more than 50 Downing Street ‘partygoers’ this week

A Metropolitan Police officer outside 10 Downing Street, London (File picture)

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Detectives investigating alleged parties held in Downing Street and Whitehall will begin contacting more than 50 people believed to have taken part in the events by the end of the week, the Met Police said.

In an update, the force said that officers will begin sending formal questionnaires to alleged attendees of eight events that that are being investigated between May 20 2020 and April 16 2021.

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