Boris Johnson faces calls to quit for presiding over "widespread criminality" as police dish out another 30 Partygate fines - bringing the total to 50.
Cops are investigating 12 gatherings held at Downing Street and the Cabinet Office after an internal inquiry found Boris Johnson's staff had enjoyed alcohol-fuelled bashes.
Today the Metropolitan Police today announced 30 more fines are due to be issued on top of 20 already dished out - and more could come as the investigation continues.
But there was still no word on whether Boris Johnson, who attended a string of lockdown-busting gatherings, had been fined.
It comes four and a half months after the Prime Minister told Parliament: "All guidance was followed completely in No10". He has been accused of misleading the Commons.
Matt Fowler, co-founder of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice demanded Boris Johnson's resignation.
He said: "There you have it- it’s now indisputable that whilst bereaved families were unable to be at their loved ones' sides in their last moments, or stood at their funerals alone, the people responsible for protecting us in Downing St were partying and rule breaking en masse.
Scroll down for a full list of the parties under investigation.
"It’s a reality that is unbelievably painful for bereaved families like mine to face as we try and move forward with our lives.
"It’s plain as day that there was a culture of boozing and rule breaching at the highest level of Government, whilst the British public was making unimaginable sacrifices to protect their loved ones and communities.
"The man responsible for that culture is the Prime Minister.
"The same man that looked bereaved families in the eye last year and told us that he had done ‘everything he could to protect their loved ones’.
"If Boris Johnson had any decency he would do the right thing and resign immediately."
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said: “These fines expose the shocking scale of the criminality in Boris Johnson’s Number 10.
“The police have now completely shredded Johnson’s claims that no laws were broken. He cannot be trusted and cannot continue as Prime Minister."
Several Tory MPs have retreated from pressure to oust their leader after the war in Ukraine pushed the parties scandal lower down the news agenda.
But Sir Ed today said: “No other leader in any other organisation would be allowed to continue after law-breaking on this scale. If Boris Johnson won’t resign, Conservative MPs must show him the door.”
Shadow Cabinet minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said: "Is there any other street in the whole of the country that has had so many fines?
"This is disgraceful. As always with the Conservatives, it’s one rule for them, another for everyone else."
It comes after Keir Starmer accused Boris Johnson of “presiding over widespread criminality” over the last batch of fines.
England’s Covid lockdown fines for a first offence began at £60 in March 2020, before rising to £100 in May 2020 and £200 in September 2020. Each fine halves if paid within a fortnight.
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said today: “Crime is soaring, victims are being let down, and police officers are disappearing from our streets – now we see widespread criminality at the heart of Downing Street.
“This is just the latest example of a distracted out-of-touch government, guilty of breaking the law, never mind enforcing it.
“Britain deserves better than this government.”
Scotland Yard said today in a statement: "As of Tuesday, 12 April 2022 we have made over 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices (FPN) to the ACRO Criminal Records Office for breaches of Covid-19 regulations, who following the referral, issue the FPNs to the individual.
"We are making every effort to progress this investigation at speed.
"This includes continuing to assess significant amounts of investigative material from which further referrals may be made to ACRO [Criminal Records Office]."
Yet the vast majority of detail around the fines is being shrouded in secrecy - with No10 only promising to say if Boris Johnson or top civil servant Simon Case are fined.
No10 has not promised to name other ministers or Boris Johnson's wife Carrie if they are issued a fixed penalty notice.
So far only one official, former Whitehall ethics chief Helen MacNamara, has come forward to confirm she personally has received a fine.
Ms MacNamara said she was "sorry for the error of judgement I have shown" after receiving a fine in connection with a leaving party in the Cabinet Office.
The Telegraph revealed she had been at a “raucous” leaving do for No10 aide Hannah Young on 18 June 2020 - during the first lockdown.
A source confirmed to the Mirror that attendees had used a karaoke machine kept in government offices - and a drunken “brawl” broke out in the early hours.
Fines also went to officials who attended a farewell event for Kate Josephs, who was director-general of the Cabinet Office's Covid-19 taskforce that wrote Covid rules, the Telegraph reported.
The drinks event was held in the Cabinet Office on December 17, 2020 - when London was under Tier 3 restrictions, banning indoor socialising.
Whitehall ethics chief Sue Gray’s report in January blasted “failures of leadership” and said several lockdown parties - first revealed by the Mirror’s award-winning Political Editor Pippa Crerar - "should not have been allowed".
But Ms Gray was prevented from publishing most details because the Met decided to launch an investigation at the same time.
Scotland Yard have been poring through more than 500 pages of evidence and sent e-mail questionnaires to more than 100 people to ask for explanations of their behaviour.
Below are all the parties the Metropolitan Police are investigating - and which ones had resulted in fines as of Wednesday last week.
It is not yet known which events the latest fines were issued over - as the Met Police is keeping details anonymous.
May 20, 2020: BYOB bash in the Downing Street garden
The PM's then Principal Private Secretary Martin Reynolds invited around 100 staff to a bash at the height of the first lockdown to "make the most of the lovely weather ".
He signed off the email: "Please join us from 6pm and bring your own booze!"
The Prime Minister has admitted to briefly attending the gathering but claimed he thought it was a work event.
His wife Carrie Johnson was reportedly there, along with 40 others.
One witness told the Sunday Times: “There were 40 people in the garden, including Boris and Carrie. There were long tables laden with drink, crisps, sausage rolls and other picnic food. It was a proper booze-up.”
Fines issued? None so far.
June 18, 2020: Karaoke leaving do for No10 official
Officials gathered for a lockdown karaoke bash to mark the departure of No10 official Hannah Young.
The raucous leaving do, which is said to have resulted in a drunken brawl, saw partygoers use a karaoke machine despite singing and indoor gatherings being banned at the time.
Around 20 people attended the knees-up.
Former Whitehall ethics chief Helen MacNamara became the first person to publicly admit to receiving a fine when she apologised for an "error of judgement" in attending the event.
Whitehall enforcer Sue Gray first revealed the event had taken place at the Cabinet Office in her initial Partygate report in January.
Fines issued? Yes
June 19, 2020: Boris Johnson's surprise birthday gathering
Boris Johnson 's wife Carrie led staff in a chorus of Happy Birthday while the PM was presented with a cake at a surprise gathering in the Cabinet room.
The Prime Minister had returned from a school visit in Hertfordshire that afternoon.
Long-standing ally Conor Burns famously tried to defend the Prime Minister's attendance by saying he was "ambushed with a cake" and was only there for ten minutes.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has also admitted to attending but said he was there for a meeting.
Fines issued? None so far
November 13, 2020: 'Abba' party in Downing Street flat
Sources told the Mirror No10 aides “drank their socks off" at a gathering in Boris and Carrie Johnson’s flat above 11 Downing Street.
Staff reported hearing loud music blasting late into the night after top No10 aide Dominic Cummings quit.
The flat get-together later became known as the Abba party, as the 'Winner Takes It All' was said to have been played to celebrate his departure.
A spokeswoman for Mrs Johnson dismissed the claims as "total nonsense” but an event in the flat was listed in Sue Gray's report and Dominic Cummings said it happened.
Fines issued? None so far
November 13, 2020: Leaving do for spin chief
On the same night, a leaving do was held for Lee Cain, the PM’s departing director of communications.
Boris Johnson is said to have given a leaving speech to say farewell to former spin doctor Lee Cain.
Sources told the Mirror a relatively small number of people gathered for drinks in No10’s ‘round table room’ to mark two top aides’ departure.
Fines issued? Not so far
December 17, 2020: Boozy leaving do for official who wrote the Covid rules
Kate Josephs, former Director General of the Covid Taskforce, was given a boozy send off by officials at the Cabinet Office - despite London being placed into Tier 3 the day before.
Bars, pubs and restaurants were forced to close but staff enjoyed a get-together "with drinks" to mark her departure from Whitehall.
Ms Josephs, who went to work for Sheffield City Council issued a public apology earlier this year after details of the farewell bash emerged.
Fines issued? Yes
December 17, 2020: Christmas quiz in civil service chief's office
Civil service boss Simon Case was initially asked to investigate the Partygate scandal but he stepped aside after it emerged an event had taken place in his own office.
The probe was taken over by senior civil servant Sue Gray.
An online quiz was reportedly held for members of his private office, with around 15 guests attending.
Fines issued? Not so far
December 17, 2020: No10 leaving do
Boris Johnson gave a speech at an event to mark defence aide Captain Steve Higham’s Downing Street departure before Christmas.
It is understood the PM was “there for a few minutes to thank him for his service” as a “small number of No10 staff briefly said goodbye”.
Fines issued? Not so far
December 18, 2020: Downing Street Christmas party
The raucous Christmas party, first revealed by the Mirror, was said to have been attended by 40 of the Prime Minister’s top team.
Downing Street dodged questions for a week before bombshell video emerged of staff joking about it.
Officials knocked back glasses of wine and held a Secret Santa while the rest of the country was forced to stay at home.
According to later reports, people made speeches and stayed until 2am, with Boris Johnson not present but working a few rooms away in his office.
“It was a Covid nightmare,” one source told the Mirror.
Mr Johnson claimed in the Commons that all guidance was followed, but a video emerged of a mock press conference in which press secretary Allegra Stratton joked about the knees-up and the lack of social distancing. She later resigned.
Fines issued? Not so far
January 14, 2021: Prosecco-fuelled bash for departing No10 officials
Sue Gray first revealed that a gathering was held in Downing Street during the third lockdown to mark the departure of two private secretaries.
The prosecco-fuelled event was said to have included a speech by Boris Johnson, who attended briefly.
Fines issued? Not so far
April 16, 2021: Two boozy leaving dos on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral
Leaving events for No10 comms chief James Slack and a photographer took place and later merged on the eve of Prince Philip 's funeral.
Despite the Union flag flying at half mast at Buckingham Palace, Downing Street staff filled a suitcase with wine from a local Co-op and staff reportedly broke a swing belonging to the PM's baby son Wilf.
Downing Street apologised to Buckingham Palace after news of the lockdown parties triggered widespread public anger.
Fines issued? Yes
