First Downing Street officials receive £50 lockdown party fines Met police send out penalty notices to those it has ‘reasonable belief’ attended gatherings at No 10 The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022
Tory MPs lobby No 10 to let royal family use seized Russian superyacht MoD officials exploring legal challenges but Boris Johnson ‘full steam ahead’ with proposal The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022
Public should know if PM’s wife gets police fine, says Keir Starmer Labour leader says No 10 should own up if Carrie Johnson gets fixed-penalty notice over lockdown parties The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022
Any Carrie fine over Partygate should be made public, says Keir Starmer Downing Street say that only fines for PM or civil service boss will be revealed The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
‘Facts not in dispute’ over whether fines mean laws were broken – No 10 Downing Street said the Prime Minister’s ‘position’ prevented him from commenting until the partygate investigation is over. The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Minister begrudgingly admits Covid laws were broken - despite No 10’s refusal ‘They’ve broken the regulations that were set in the Covid Act,’ Anne-Marie Trevelyan says The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
No 10 refuses to say lockdown laws were broken despite partygate fines An initial 20 fixed penalty notices have been issued as a result of the Metropolitan Police investigation into Downing Street and Whitehall parties. The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022
Clash over Partygate as Boris Johnson refuses to endorse Raab’s admission laws were broken ‘You’re pretty much toast, aren’t you?’: Calls for Boris Johnson to resign over ‘criminality’ in Downing Street The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022
Partygate: Ministers will ‘inevitably’ have to disclose any fines, says Dominic Raab No 10 says only PM and cabinet secretary would reveal if they are handed fixed penalty notice The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022
Partygate may prove to be scandal that will not go away for Boris Johnson Analysis: Scotland Yard issuing fixed-penalty notices will only revive doubts in PM’s leadership among Tory backbenchers The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022
First verdicts on PM’s future after Met update filter in from Tory MPs The force’s confirmation that it believes laws were broken at the heart of Government is likely to reignite the debate over the PM’s leadership. The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022
Talking Point: Do you think the fines for partygate go far enough? 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,… Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2022
No 10 insists Johnson did not mislead MPs – despite Met finding law was broken Twenty fines are set to be issued over the partygate saga, the Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday, with the possibility of more to come. The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022
Boris Johnson could avoid commenting on partygate scandal for months Downing Street says The Prime Minister's spokesman said Johnson would address the issue when the Sue Gray report is finally delivered Daily Record · Mar 29, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022 No 10 lockdown parties: what do police fines mean for Johnson and Tories? PM may be punished in later round of penalties, in which case he will come under more pressure to resign
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022 Partygate: All the excuses used by Boris Johnson for law-breaking parties The PM’s public statements – from ‘all guidance was followed’ to claims of ‘work event’
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022 Downing Street parties timeline as first fines issued The Metropolitan Police said 20 fixed penalty notices will be referred to the ACRO Criminal Records Office.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022 Lebedev criticises Labour as MPs debate releasing security advice behind peerage – as it happened Latest updates: Peer says opposition criticism of him is based on ‘pure innuendo’; government may be forced to release security advice on Lebedev
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 Downing Street parties timeline as fines expected to be issued soon More than 100 questionnaires have been sent out to people at the reported gatherings, Scotland Yard said.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022 No 10 lockdown breaches: Met police expected to issue first fines Exclusive: Scotland Yard investigation reportedly finds laws were broken at heart of government
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022 After partygate: Tory government goes from crisis to crisis War in Ukraine has sidelined the row over No 10 parties, but Boris Johnson’s troubles are far from over. The cost of living crisis will prove a crucial test
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022 No 10 lockdown parties: police questions sent to head of civil service Simon Case emerges as one of those sent questionnaire, as ministers play down prospect of PM being fined
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Boris Johnson had ‘frank and candid’ call with Chinese president about Ukraine Nato leaders have called on the Chinese government ‘to cease amplifying the Kremlin’s false narratives’.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022 UK doubles number of missiles sent to Ukraine ahead of Nato summit Boris Johnson announces provision of 6,000 weapons and £25m for Ukraine’s military
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022 No 10 condemns abuse levelled at ‘ungrateful’ Zaghari-Ratcliffe Briton held captive in Iran for six years should not face online trolling, says Boris Johnson’s office