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Metropolitan Police set to issue first fines over No 10 lockdown parties

Up to 20 fines expected in first set of punishments over Covid rule-breaking in government

The Independent UK

Downing Street party fines expected to be issued 'imminently' for lockdown gatherings

The first tranche of fines from the Met could include around 20 names for breaches of Covid-19 rules

Chronicle Live

Downing Street lockdown party fines to be issued ‘imminently’ after gatherings

Around 20 fines could be dished out, however, a government source has denied they could be issued on Monday night.

Daily Record

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Downing Street parties timeline as fines expected to be issued soon

More than 100 questionnaires have been sent out to people at the reported gatherings, Scotland Yard said.

The Independent UK

Downing Street Partygate investigation could 'see 20 people fined', reports claim

There has been an extensive Met Police investigation into reports of lockdown-busting get-togethers

Wales Online

Met expected to issue first tranche of partygate fines ‘imminently’

The force is investigating 12 events, including as many as six which Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to have attended.

The Independent UK

Should Boris Johnson resign if he is fined over partygate? Minister won’t say

Police investigating alleged lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office will soon issue an initial tranche of fines

Evening Standard

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Ukraine lunchtime briefing: Thousands of Ukrainians given UK visas as Russian TV hears of invasion 'failure'

The UK Government has also said any peace deal with Russia is up to Ukraine

Wales Online

Boris Johnson news - live: Met Police set to issue first fines for No 10 Covid lockdown breaches

The force is investigating 12 events and the first fines are reportedly ‘imminent’

The Independent UK

Labour calls for Cabinet Office to release guidance on Evgeny Lebedev peerage

Angela Rayner says disclosure is crucial to understand why Boris Johnson allegedly intervened in decision

The Guardian - UK

Civil service chief Simon Case ‘receives partygate questionnaire from police’

Boris Johnson had tasked the Cabinet Secretary with investigating the events, but now he has reportedly received questions from the Met.

The Independent UK

No 10 lockdown parties: police questions sent to head of civil service

Simon Case emerges as one of those sent questionnaire, as ministers play down prospect of PM being fined

The Guardian - UK

Private emails reveal Gove’s role in Tory-linked firm’s PPE deals

Exclusive: Tory peer Michelle Mone used private email addresses to contact Gove and another cabinet minister about PPE offer

The Guardian - UK

Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official

Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021

The Guardian - UK

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UK ministers accused of ‘government by WhatsApp’ in court

Two high court cases brought by transparency campaigners exploring whether use of self-destructing messages is unlawful

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: None of PM’s phone messages before April 2021 can be searched, government admits

PM’s historic messages ‘no longer available’, court hears

Daily Mirror

Government decisions made on WhatsApp deleted 'many' times, High Court hears

Campaign groups All the Citizens (ATC) and the Good Law Project (GLP) say ministers are breaking the law by deleting messages and using private accounts for Government business

Chronicle Live

'Don't treat us with disdain' - Blood scandal victims demand publication of compensation report

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal in the North East have demanded the Government publish a report now in its possession which should set out its approach to compensation for them.

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The Independent UK

PCS union condemns ‘whitewash’ racism investigation into Cabinet Office as members vote to quit

According to the Cabinet Office’s own survey of staff in January, the department has the joint highest incidents of bullying and harassment in Whitehall.

Evening Standard

Covid-19 inquiry to meet people impacted by pandemic in towns and cities across the UK

It comes after the Cabinet Office published its draft terms of reference for the public inquiry

The Independent UK

Covid-19 Inquiry to visit towns and cities across the UK

It comes after the Cabinet Office published its draft terms of reference for the public inquiry.

Daily Mirror

Government accused of Partygate 'cover up' for refusing to reveal cost of Sue Gray probe

Cabinet Office officials insisted it was not possible to reveal the amount spent on the probe because it was buried in existing budgets

Wales Online

'Be straight' on when Covid inquiry will begin, ministers told

No formal start date has yet been set

Daily Mirror

Tory Esther McVey rapped by second jobs watchdog for a second time

ACOBA told the Cabinet Office Esther McVey had broken the rules for a second time by signing up with a speaking agency.

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office asked Met Police to confirm it won’t publish 300 partygate probe photos

More than 300 photos and 500 documents were passed to the Met by the Cabinet Office

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