
No 10 Downing Street (PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)An initial 20 fines have been by the Metropolitan Police over the gatherings held in Downing Street over lockdown, with the force saying that there was still a “significant amount” of evidence to be analsyed. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not among the recipients of a fine, his spokesperson confirmed, with No 10 previously saying that they would tell reporters if the PM did receive a fixed penalty notice.
Detectives refused to name any of those receiving fines, saying that the secrecy was in line with national policy protecting the identities of offenders given fixed penalty notices and similar penalties such as cautions or speeding fines.