Boris Johnson reported to police over new ‘potential lockdown breaches’
Boris Johnson has been reported to the police by the Cabinet Office over fresh claims that he may have broken lockdown rules during the pandemic.
Information has been passed to two forces over alleged visits from the former prime minister’s friends to Chequers as well as potential breaches within Downing Street, The Times reported.
The Metropolitan Police said it was “currently assessing” details it had received relating to incidents between June 2020 and May 2021.
A spokesman for Mr Johnson said: “Some abbreviated entries in Mr Johnson’s official diary were queried by Cabinet Office during preparation for the Covid inquiry.
“Following an examination of the entries, Mr Johnson’s lawyers wrote to the Cabinet Office and Privileges Committee explaining that the events were lawful and were not breaches of any Covid regulations.”
It was also suggested the move was “politically motivated” and the former prime minister had been given no notice of the report.
Evidence
The Cabinet Office said: “Information came to light during the process of preparing evidence for submission to the Covid inquiry.
“It was identified as part of the normal disclosure review of potentially relevant documents being undertaken by the legal team for inquiry witnesses.
“In line with obligations in the Civil Service Code, this material has been passed to the relevant authorities and it is now a matter for them.”
The Metropolitan Police said: “We are in receipt of information from the Cabinet Office passed to us on May 19 2023, which we are currently assessing. It relates to potential breaches of the health protection regulations between June 2020 and May 2021 at Downing Street.”
In a statement given to The Times, Thames Valley Police also confirmed they were looking into a report of potential breaches of the rules at Chequers.
They told the paper: “On Thursday we received a report of potential breaches of the health protection regulations between June 2020 and May 2021 at Chequers, Buckinghamshire. We are currently assessing this information.”
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More unravelling of the nonsense. It continues to highlight the contempt BoJo has for the British people.
The problem is there is still a lot number of people who believe he can’t do anything wrong ie the Conservative Democratic Group. My prediction is he will become Tory leader after the next election. Assuming that Labour win, Sunak will get the blame for the defeat. Starmer will then get the blame for the state of the economy (its not going to get better until we rejoin the Single Market). Boris will then promise the world come 2029 to worm his way back into Downing Street. Its the same thing with Trump in the US, absence makes the heart… Read more »
I can see his defence now. ” I was out jogging, and turned into chequers driveway, and while passing, slipped on a banana skin, fell through the front door, and ended up in a party that I did not know was happening. While attempting to leave, I mistook a glass of champagne for the door handle, that is when I was photographed with the glass in hand. I did not knowingly attend any parties at chequers”.
No doubt the bloated eel that is Boris Johnson will again wriggle free and face no charge with the help of the English establishment. Anyone else would have been fined or jailed for less. The bigger the crime the more viscous the slime.