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UK police end Downing Street party inquiry, 126 fines issued

FILE PHOTO: A police officer walks past the door of No. 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, April 13, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley

British police said on Thursday they had ended their investigation into COVID-19 lockdown parties held at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street office, saying they had issued a total of 126 fines.

Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak were both fined last month over a gathering in his office to celebrate his 56th birthday in June 2020 when social mixing was all but banned.

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