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Britain tells lawmakers: wait for police investigation into lockdown events

by Reuters
Tuesday, 25 January 2022 12:49 GMT

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - British lawmakers should wait for the outcomes of investigations by both the police and a senior civil servant into allegations that gatherings in Downing Street broke the law during COVID-19 lockdowns, a minister said on Tuesday.

Paymaster General Michael Ellis said he was not in a position to comment on the details of the police investigation, which was announced earlier on Tuesday.

"The Cabinet Office investigation will continue its work. I would urge the house to wait for the findings of that investigation and for the police to conclude their work," Ellis told parliament. (Reporting by William James and Alistair Smout; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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