Johnson has already been fined for one such occasion, for his birthday in June 2020, when his spouse Carrie introduced a cake to the Cupboard Room and has additionally been fined together with UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Nonetheless, in accordance with UK media reviews, Johnson is believed to have been linked with round six out of the 12 lockdown events below police investigation.
‘The Sunday Instances’ quoted a supply as saying {that a} leaving drinks gathering for Quantity 10 Downing Road’s outgoing director of communications, Lee Cain, in November 2020 was allegedly “instigated” by Johnson.
“He mentioned he needed to say a couple of phrases for Lee and began pouring drinks for folks and ingesting himself. He toasted him,” the supply was quoted as saying.
It has led to renewed Opposition requires Johnson, 57, to step down. Labour Get together Deputy Chief Angela Rayner mentioned that “if the newest reviews are true”, it means “not solely did the Prime Minister attend events, however he had a hand in instigating at the very least considered one of them”.
Rayner accused him of intentionally deceptive the British folks “at each flip”.
She added: “Whereas the British public was making large sacrifices, Boris Johnson was breaking the legislation.
“The Prime Minister has demeaned his workplace. The British folks deserve higher. Whereas Labour has a plan for tackling the cost-of-living disaster, Tory MPs are too busy defending the indefensible actions of Boris Johnson.”
Whereas Downing Road has maintained it could not touch upon the problem till Scotland Yard’s investigation into the matter is concluded, Johnson might be hoping to deflect consideration from the problem when Parliament returns after its Easter recess on Tuesday with different urgent issues.
The battle in Ukraine and his scheduled two-day go to to India, beginning with Gujarat on Thursday, might be among the many points he’s anticipated to concentrate on in Parliament.
“As we face threats to our peace and prosperity from autocratic states, it’s vital that democracies and associates stick collectively. India, as a significant financial energy and the world’s largest democracy, is a extremely valued strategic companion for the UK in these unsure instances,” Johnson mentioned, forward of his go to from April 21 to 22.
“My go to to India will ship on the issues that actually matter to the folks of each our nations – from job creation and financial progress, to power safety and defence,” he mentioned.
The go to this week, Johnson’s first as UK Prime Minister, will start in Ahmedabad on Thursday with funding bulletins in key industries in each the UK and India.
He’ll then proceed to New Delhi to satisfy Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, when the main focus might be on India-UK strategic defence and diplomatic and financial partnership. In line with officers on each side, Johnson may also use his India go to to drive progress within the ongoing Free Commerce Settlement (FTA) negotiations launched earlier this 12 months.