The parties, which violated government pandemic rules, evoked outrage at the time, which has largely subsided amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
and forecasts of the prime minister’s political demise. The House of Commons rang out with calls from the opposition — and a few from his fellow Conservative Party members — for Johnson to resign.But the “Partygate” scandal has since been largely superseded by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s invasion — and Britain’s commitment to sanction Russian oligarchs and provide weapons to Ukraine — now has the public’s eyes and ears and may have helped save Johnson’s premiership. Those set to be fined over “Partygate” have 28 days to contest the charge, or they can simply pay the amount, likely to be 200 pounds — half if paid promptly.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said, “We are making every effort to progress this investigation at speed and have completed a number of assessments.” The police cautioned that more fines may be coming, noting that “due to the significant amount of investigative material that remains to be assessed, further referrals may be made.”The police earlier said they are reviewing more than 300 images and more than 500 pages of information.An internal investigation of the Downing Street parties found that some of the gatherings showed “a serious failure” to observe the standards expected of government officials and the British population.
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