Report: Boris Johnson Reported to Police for Allegedly Violating COVID Rules Again

The UK government’s Cabinet Office has referred former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to two regional police forces for allegedly breaking lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. The referral was made after information was discovered while preparing submissions for a public inquiry into the pandemic. The ministerial diaries showed visits by friends to Chequers, a rural country mansion made available to sitting prime ministers during the pandemic. Johnson’s team called the referral a “clearly politically motivated attempt to manufacture something out of nothing”. The Cabinet Office stated that the material has been passed onto the relevant authorities and it is now a matter for them.