'We deal with the law, not what looks bad': interim Met chief defends Partygate decisions
Guardian, 27 May 2022
The Met police's interim commissioner, Sir Stephen House, remained bullish in his defence of the force's investigation into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street and Whitehall.
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Giving evidence to the London assembly’s police and crime committee, House said there had simply been insufficient evidence to give Johnson more than one fixed-penalty notice (FPN), even though he had attended events for which others were fined.
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