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Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from the Metropolitan Police as part of the inquiry into parties at Downing Street and Whitehall during the Covid lockdowns.
A No 10 spokesperson confirmed that the prime minister had been contacted by the police and said he would "respond as required".
Police are sending the questionnaire by email to more than 50 people.
The Met said it will ask what happened and "must be answered truthfully".
The questionnaires ask for an account and explanation of the recipient's participation and have formal legal status.
Both Mr Johnson and his wife Carrie were expected to be among those emailed, although No 10 has not said if Mrs Johnson has received one.
The inquiry, Operation Hillman, is examining 12 gatherings on eight dates - some of which the PM has already said he attended - to see if Covid regulations were broken.
It was launched after an inquiry by senior civil servant Sue Gray, who in her initial findings criticised "failures of leadership and judgement" over the gatherings in Downing Street and Whitehall and referred them to police.
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