LONDON —
British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson has submitted his response to a police
questionnaire relating to Downing Street parties that may have breached
coronavirus regulations, his office said Friday.
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Police are
investigating claims Johnson attended gatherings that may have violated
Britain’s strict distancing and virus prevention rules.
Public outcry over
the so-called “partygate” scandal has left Johnson fighting for political
survival. Several MPs from his
Conservative party have publicly called for his
resignation, although he denies any wrongdoing.
Police confirmed
last week that they would be sending “formal questionnaires to more than 50
people” to ask about their activities on the dates of at least 12 gatherings in
Downing Street over 2020 and 2021.
The document “has
formal legal status and must be answered truthfully” within seven days,
according to the police.
Johnson faces a
fine unless he can explain why he was at events held during coronavirus
restrictions.
Johnson has
already apologized in parliament for a series of gatherings identified in an
official inquiry led by senior civil servant Sue Gray, but vowed to fight on in
office.
Gray admitted her
12-page report was limited in scope after
London’s Metropolitan police force
launched its own investigation into 12 parties held in Downing Street over the
past two years.
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