UK police end ‘Partygate’ probe with 126 fines issued

London police said on Thursday they had completed their probe into the “Partygate” scandal rocking Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government and issued a total 126 fines in all. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that of the fines issued for breaching Covid restrictions, 73 were to women and 53 to men but that some people received more than one fixed penalty notice. Police were called in to investigate gatherings at Downing Street and across government departments on eight dates between May 2020 and April 2021. Last week, the force said it had issued more than 100 fines. The exact amo…

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