British police announced on Tuesday that they would not reopen investigations into former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over possible other breaches of anti-Covid health restrictions.
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Scotland Yard, on the other hand, decided to reopen investigations into a Christmas party at Conservative Party headquarters in December 2020 after a video was released last month of party members dancing and joking about anti-corruption restrictions. -Covid. Another rally in Parliament on December 8, 2020 is also under investigation.
Conversely, after examining new elements reported by government agencies in May into possible violations between June 2020 and May 2021 at Downing Street and Checkers, the country home of the British Prime Ministers, the Thames Valley and London Police have concluded that the According to a Scotland Yard press release, the events “did not meet the retrospective criteria for opening an inquiry”.
However, the two police departments “reserve the right to review these assessments if new significant evidence emerges,” the text said.
A parliamentary inquiry concluded last month that Boris Johnson had deliberately lied to Parliament about Downing Street parties during the coronavirus crisis by claiming all health codes had been complied with.
A few days earlier, Boris Johnson had announced these conclusions, resigned from his post as MP and called for political assassination.
A police fine forced him to resign as Prime Minister in July 2022 after a series of scandals, including those involving the Downing Street parties.