London mayor Sadiq Khan asks police force to explain to the public how decisions were reached
Pressure is intensifying on the Metropolitan police as they face a formal call to justify letting Boris Johnson escape a fine for drinking at a social gathering during lockdown, with some senior officers bewildered by the force’s handling of the Partygate inquiry.
The prime minister will be forced to explain his presence at the event when Sue Gray’s Whitehall investigation that has hung over his premiership for seven months is finally published.
