UK Politics

Boris Johnson in row with Cabinet office after police referral

It comes as PM Rishi Sunak is expected to address his Home Secretary’s handling of a speeding ticket

  • May 24, 2023
Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister, is accusing the Cabinet Office of making “bizarre and unacceptable” following fresh allegations of potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations

Boris Johnson is accusing the Cabinet Office of making “bizarre and unacceptable” claims about him after the department referred the former prime minster to police over further potential lockdown rule breaches.

The former Prime Minister who resigned last July said the government was “entirely wrong” after it emerged he had been reported to two forces over events at both Chequers and Downing Street.

Both the Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police are assessing the information, ...