It means that noticeable fines have been issued to participants in three of the dozens of “party” events investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The other two events were the drinks that took place on Downing Street the night before the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April 2021, and the departure of an Downing Street assistant in June 2020. Boris Johnson is not believed to have attended any of the three rallies. Downing Street officials said they would publicly confirm that Mr. Johnson, who had attended other events under investigation, would be fined. Messages from the Metropolitan Police telling some attendees that they were fined for the rally have been received in recent days, according to two sources who are aware of the developments. It is not known if Ms. Josephs herself was fined. Mrs. Joseph became a Comrade of the Order of the Bath for public service on the Queen’s birthday in 2021. Scotland Yard has said it has issued 20 fines for dozens of incidents at Downing Street and Cabinet buildings that allegedly violated lockdown rules. More fines are expected. However, the Metropolitan Police does not name who receives the fines or what exactly the facts concern, leaving the public in the dark for the convicts. On Sunday, the former head of government ethics apologized as he was the first person to be publicly named for a fine for “partying” at a farewell event with alcohol in June 2020. Ellen McNamara, the former deputy secretary of state who now works for the Premier League, said she would pay the notice of the fixed fine issued by the Metropolitan Police.
