The fact he was in his own residence might have also weighed against his being subject to fines.ĭowning Street said its intention is to publish the Sue Gray report in the form it is received as soon as possible. Mr Johnson appears to have attended up to five of the eight events for which FPNs were issued, but argued that he was working. 'Every day they do not act they allow a man who gaslit us and lied to the faces of the bereaved when he claimed he did 'everything possible' to save our loved ones remain the highest office in the land.' There is no reason for that report to be delayed any longer. 'Conservative MPs promised they would make their mind up about the Prime Minister when the Sue Gray report is released. Instead it was spent investigating our own Government and all because they lied and failed to acknowledge they had broken the law. Speaking for the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, she said: 'The nearly half a million pounds this investigation has cost could have been spent on support services for the bereaved. Safiah Ngah, from Islington, north London, lost her father Zahari Ngah, 68, to coronavirus in February 2021. The force said 35 men received a total of 53 FPNs and 48 women received a total of 73.Ī woman who lost her father to Covid-19 said the fines for events across Downing Street and Whitehall are 'nothing short of a terrible insult' to everyone who lost loved ones during the pandemic. 28 people have been referred for between two and five fixed-penalty notices.'
There was some confusion over whether 126 fines have been issued, or whether 126 people have been fined - as the force statement suggests both at different pointsĪcting Deputy Commissioner Helen Ball said: 'In total we have made 126 referrals for a fixed-penalty notice to be issued. 'The PM is please the investigation is completed.' The PM's spokesman said: 'The Met has confirmed they are taking no further action against the Prime Minister. Mr Johnson will hope the announcement can start to draw a line under the hugely damaging scandal, that has seen him go from unassailable election winner to facing a coup and losing hundreds of councillors in polls this month. He has not been notified he is getting another fine.Ĭabinet Secretary Simon Case is understood to have been told he will not be given a FPN, despite other people being punished for an event he attended. Rishi Sunak has already confirmed he was fined £50 over attending a birthday celebration for the PM in the Cabinet room in 2020 - the same event that saw Mr Johnson and wife Carrie censured. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer is still waiting to hear the verdict of Durham Police on whether he breached lockdown after a 'beer and curry' with aides following election campaigning in April last year. The Commons Privileges Committee is also set to launch an inquiry into Mr Johnson's statements to Parliament now the police have finished their work. The PM has repeatedly insisted he will speak in detail about the Partygate scandal once the mandarin's process is complete.
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However, Mr Johnson might not be out of the woods as the news - ironically released during the government's 'Crime Week' - raises the prospect that the full report by top civil servant Sue Gray will be published within days. One person has been handed five FPNs, although they will only be due to pay £250 as the offences have been taken separately rather than doubling with every repeat breach. His wife Carrie has also been spared a further fine, despite 28 people receiving multiple punishments. The force said Operation Hillman has finished after finding breaches of lockdown in Downing Street and Whitehall on eight separate dates.īoris Johnson has not been handed another penalty in the probe - which cost the taxpayer around £460,000 - with No10 saying he is 'pleased' it is complete. Boris Johnson breathed a sigh of relief today as Scotland Yard declared its Partygate probe over with 126 fines issued to 83 people in total - but no more for the PM.
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