Matt police have confirmed they will not release any more partygate updates before the May local elections.
Scotland Yard has confirmed to Sky News that the investigation will continue and officials will continue to recommend fines – but the force will not publish media reports for referral until after the May 5 election.
So far, more than 50 fines have been issued in connection with parties for breaking the blockade on Downing Street and Whitehall.
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Image: During his trip to India, Boris Johnson said he would lead the Conservative Party in the next election
Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak received and paid £ 50 for fixed fines.
The prime minister faced strong calls to resign from the party and apologized to lawmakers this week in a remorseful performance.
But he was accused of expressing a less remorseful tone at a closed-door meeting with Conservative MPs.
On Thursday, during a trip to India, the prime minister urged lawmakers to wait until they understand the “full facts” and for investigators to “get the job done and then hit this thing on the head.”
Leaving the affair behind may be easier said than done, as Mr Johnson is also believed to have attended some of the other 12 events on Downing Street and Whitehall in 2020 and 2021. ., investigated by the Sofia police.
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1:43 “It’s about honesty and integrity,” Starmer said
He also vowed to run in the next election as Tory leader.
MEPs are debating in the House this afternoon and will vote later on whether he should be investigated for allegedly misleading parliament when he said that COVID rules were not violated on Downing Street.
Image: Tory MP Steve Baker tells prime minister he should be “long gone”
Tory veteran MP Steve Baker, who had offered his support to the prime minister two days earlier, said: “The prime minister must have left a long time ago.
Another conservative, William Ragg, said it was “completely depressing to keep being asked to defend the defenseless.”
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