UK police conclude probe into Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal

By SYLVIA HUI
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Metropolitan Police says it has concluded its investigation into breaches of COVID-19 regulations at British government offices, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official residence, and issued a total of 126 fines. Police said Thursday that fixed-penalty notices to 53 men and 73 women were issued for gatherings that took place on eight dates between May 2020, at the height of the first wave of the pandemic, and April 2021. Some people received multiple fines. Johnson apologized last month after he revealed that he was among dozens of people who paid a police fine for attending lockdown-breaching parties and gatherings. The conclusion of the police investigation means that results from a separate probe by a senior civil servant can now be published.