Met’s ‘partygate’ inquiry is latest run-in between police and politics
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5VDFY)
Analysis: Cressida Dick has had ringside seat for some of Met's past painful encounters with politicians
The 48 hours before Cressida Dick's bombshell announcement of a criminal investigation into partygate" was intense, busy and momentous for the leadership of the Metropolitan police.
It was only on Sunday that the Met decided it had enough evidence to merit a criminal investigation into claims of parties in Downing Street and Whitehall, attended by those who made the onerous lockdown rules.
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