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Hosted by Boris Johnson, the event was one of four Scotland Yard looked at without launching a full probe

Scotland Yard said it would now review the evidence after the Daily Mirror published a picture of the Prime Minister and staff at a lockdown Downing Street Christmas quiz.

Scotland Yard said it is reconsidering whether the event during Covid restrictions meets the threshold for criminal investigation.

The Met Police could now make a Downing Street Christmas quiz the 13th Partygate event they investigate after a Boris Johnson party photo was published by the Mirror

Scotland Yard has said it is reviewing its assessment that a Downing Street Christmas Quiz did not meet the threshold for criminal investigation after an image emerged showing Boris Johnson near an open bottle of bubbly during a Christmas quiz.

Scotland Yard looking at decision not to investigate Downing Street event after photo emerged of PM and bottle of bubbly

Sources said that pictures taken by the official No10 photographer have been handed over to Scotland Yard for their investigation into the Downing Street parties - including one of the PM with a can of beer

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Downing Street said it was for Scotland Yard to say whether fines were issued, but police do not routinely identify those hit with fixed penalties.

Scotland Yard also obtains more than 500 pages of documents as part of investigation into Downing Street parties