Met Police end Partygate inquiry with more fines

Police have closed their investigation into breaches of Covid rules in and around Downing Street, with further fines issued.

The Met said the inquiry, which began in January, had resulted in a total of 126 people being fined for events across eight different dates.

Twenty-eight people have received between two and five fines.

Boris Johnson has paid one fine already - it is not yet known whether he has received further fines.

The ending of the police inquiry paves the way for the publication of the full report by senior civil servant Sue Gray into lockdown gatherings.

The BBC understands that the Cabinet Office hopes the report will come out within the next couple of weeks.