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Added on the 19/01/2022 07:19:11 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Police have asked for Sue Gray's report to include "minimal reference" to alleged Downing Street lockdown parties to avoid prejudicing their own investigation.
The new allegation is the latest in a string of parties reportedly held at Downing Street during the pandemic which senior civil servant Sue Gray is expected to publish a report on later this week.
Downing Street says the government acknowledges a lockdown-breaching party the night before the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral has caused "significant public anger".
Downing Street has denied a Christmas party was held and Johnson has insisted no rules were broken.
The British prime minister and finance minister Rishi Sunak were given six fines between them for breaking the government's own COVID regulations.View on euronews
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