OREANDA-NEWS The UK government has completed an internal investigation into the circumstances of the Downing Street parties, which were attended by the current Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Times reports. According to the report of the second permanent secretary of the British Cabinet, Sue Gray, during the lockdown in Britain in 2020, Johnson's cabinet repeatedly violated a strict ban on holding mass events. According to the publication, the report causes «irritation» of the British leader, and may also become the basis for Johnson's resignation from his post.

«Sue's report is causing annoyance in Johnson's office. This will make life incredibly difficult for the Prime Minister», the Times reports.

Earlier, the British police decided to fine Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak for attending a party in Downing Street during the lockdown period in 2020. A photo from the event appeared on the Web, which shows the head of the Cabinet of Ministers with his wife sitting at a table near the bar.

They did not observe social distance and other security measures against the background of the spread of COVID-19. The head of the opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, said that these fines show how Johnson and Sunak deceived British citizens.

The Conservative Party of Great Britain may lose the election because of Johnson's illegal parties, said Elena Ananyeva, head of the Center for British Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His rating has been declining since May 2020, and the scandal during the lockdown was another reason.