A senior Conservative MP involved in the Covid investigation into Boris Johnson is being investigated by the Met Police over a possible lockdown breach of his own.
Bernard Jenkin, who sat on the privileges committee looking into whether the former Prime Minister lied to Parliament with his lockdown party denials, is accused of attending a birthday party at which social distancing measures were not followed.
The Met Police said: "Following assessment of material relating to a gathering in Parliament, the Met is opening an investigation into potential breaches of the Regulations at an event on 8 December 2020."
The investigation was launched after claims emerged of Jenkin attended a party held by Commons Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing.
At the time London was in Tier 2 measures which imposed restrictions on indoor mixing.
Claims of the gathering emerged just days after the privileges committee recommended MPs suspend Johnson from Parliament for 90 days for recklessly misleading the Commons about lockdown rule breaches in No10.
Johnson accused the committee of being a "kangaroo court" which had gone out of its way to penalise him.
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A senior Conservative MP involved in the Covid investigation into Boris Johnson is being investigated by the Met Police over a possible lockdown breach of his own.
Bernard Jenkin, who sat on the privileges committee looking into whether the former Prime Minister lied to Parliament with his lockdown party denials, is accused of attending a birthday party at which social distancing measures were not followed.
The Met Police said: "Following assessment of material relating to a gathering in Parliament, the Met is opening an investigation into potential breaches of the Regulations at an event on 8 December 2020."
The investigation was launched after claims emerged of Jenkin attended a party held by Commons Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing.
At the time London was in Tier 2 measures which imposed restrictions on indoor mixing.
Claims of the gathering emerged just days after the privileges committee recommended MPs suspend Johnson from Parliament for 90 days for recklessly misleading the Commons about lockdown rule breaches in No10.
Johnson accused the committee of being a "kangaroo court" which had gone out of its way to penalise him.
More to follow...
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