Coverage dated March 28, 2022

UK police to issue 20 fines over Downing Street lockdown parties

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By Rob Picheta, Niamh Kennedy, Ed Upright, CNN British police will issue 20 fines as part of their investigation into illegal parties held in the heart of Boris Johnson‘s government, which took place while the rest of the country was living under strict pandemic lockdowns and sparked outrage in the …

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    UK police to issue 20 fines over Downing Street lockdown parties (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Rob Picheta, Niamh Kennedy, Ed Upright, CNN British police will issue 20 fines as part of their investigation into illegal parties held in the heart of Boris Johnson‘s government, which took place while the rest of the country was living under strict pandemic lockdowns and sparked outrage in the …

  2. FOX 43 York

    UK police fine 20 people over 'partygate' political scandal involving Boris Johnson (opens FOX 43 York)

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    It's unclear if Johnson was cited becasue the police would not say who received the fines.

  3. Omaha World-Herald

    UK police fine 20 people over 'partygate' political scandal (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    LONDON (AP) — British police said Tuesday that they were fining 20 people over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff during coronavirus lockdowns, and that more

  4. Breitbart News

    UK Police Fine 20 People for Downing Street Lockdown Violations (opens Breitbart News)

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    British police are fining 20 people over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff during coronavirus lockdowns.

  5. Al Jazeera

    UK police to issue 20 initial Downing Street ‘Partygate’ fines (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Police will not disclose the identities of those being fined for the lockdown-breaching parties during the pandemic.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    UK police issue 20 fines over 'partygate' virus scandal (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    British police say they are have issued 20 fines over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff during coronavirus lockdowns, though Johnson has not received one yet. The Metropolitan

  7. NPR

    U.K. police fine 20 people over 'partygate' political scandal (opens NPR)

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    British police said Tuesday that they were fining 20 people over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff during coronavirus lockdowns.

  8. Sioux City Journal

    UK police fine 20 people over 'partygate' virus scandal (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    LONDON (AP) — British police are fining 20 people over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff during coronavirus lockdowns — though not yet Johnson himself, whose

  9. France 24

    UK police to issue 20 initial 'Partygate' fines (opens France 24)

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    British police investigating breaches of coronavirus lockdown laws by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff in Downing Street announced Tuesday it would be issuing 20 initial fines.

  10. Washington Examiner

    London police issue first wave of 'Partygate' fines (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Law enforcement in London issued the first 20 fines against those who breached the United Kingdom's COVID-19 lockdown laws amid the "Partygate" scandal.

  11. The Times of Israel

    UK police fine 20 people over ‘partygate’ political scandal rocking Johnson’s rule (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Force doesn't identify any of those penalized; prime minister's office says it will reveal if the PM himself is slapped with a fine

  12. NBC News

    U.K. police fine 20 people over ‘partygate’ scandal (opens NBC News)

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    Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s grip on power was shaken by public anger over revelations that his staff held “bring your own booze” office parties while the country was on lockdown.

  13. Deutsche Welle

    'Partygate': UK police to fine 20 people over lockdown breaches | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    More people could later face fines as the probe into gatherings at 10 Downing Street during COVID lockdown continues, police said.

  14. CBS News

    "Partygate" penalties: U.K. police recommend fines over parties at PM's home during COVID lockdown (opens CBS News)

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    Authorities have been investigating 12 parties and gatherings, some of which Boris Johnson attended, during the height of England's coronavirus lockdown in 2020.

  15. The Guardian

    Partygate: new threat to Boris Johnson’s leadership as Met fines 20 over scandal (opens The Guardian)

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    Move by police appears to shatter prime minister’s claim Covid lockdown rules were followed at No 10

  16. Fox News

    'Partygate' coronavirus scandal: 20 people fined as Johnson denies wrongdoing (opens Fox News)

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    British police have issued 20 fines over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the "partygate" scandal continues to unfold.

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