Both police and Downing Street said they would not name the 20 people listed or the specific parties they attended. However, a spokesman for the prime minister said on Tuesday that if Johnson was among those fined, the office would confirm this. Johnson would not have commented otherwise, the spokesman said, while the police investigation and the parallel investigation by a senior civil servant remained active. The story goes on under the ad The police investigate 12 concentrations held in Downing Street 10 and at the nearby ministerial office. The festivities, which were attended by government officials, included quiz games, “BYOB” invitations, singing, cheese boards – and alcohol that had to be carried in wheeled luggage. These came at a time when families were refusing to visit loved ones in nursing homes and hospitals and the number of people attending funerals was limited. The revelations about the rallies angered the British public, the resignations of Johnson’s top aides and predictions about the prime minister’s political death. The House of Commons called on the opposition – and some of its Conservative colleagues – to resign. The story goes on under the ad But the “Partygate” scandal has since been largely replaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s invasion – and Britain’s commitment to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs and supply arms to Ukraine – now has the eyes and ears of the public and may have helped save Johnson’s presidency. Those who are going to be fined because of Partygate have 28 days to challenge the charge or can just pay the amount, which will probably be 200 200 ($ 263) – half if paid on time. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “We are making every effort to speed up this investigation and we have completed a series of evaluations.” Police warned that more fines could be imposed, noting that “due to the significant volume of research material remaining to be evaluated, further referrals may be made”. The story goes on under the ad Police said earlier that they were examining more than 300 images and more than 500 pages of information. An internal survey of Downing Street parties found that some of the rallies showed a “serious failure” to live up to the standards expected of government officials and the British people. Now, even some of Johnson’s critics say it’s wrong – even silly – to talk about a party on Downing Street while Russian tanks are attacking Eastern Europe.
