Partygate

Also known as Westminster Christmas parties controversy, Westminster lockdown parties controversy

alt=Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a Partygate party|thumb|Prime Minister Boris Johnson at one of the gatherings in which some attendees breached COVID-19 regulations. The other participants were made unidentifiable by Sue Gray in this image from her report.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Background
COVID-19 lockdowns in the United Kingdom
Westminster
Timeline of reporting and reaction
2021
Up to 6 December
Stratton video (7–8 December)
9 December onwards
2022
Up to 19 January
From 24 January
After the conclusion of the police investigation
After the publication of Gray's report
2023
COVID-19 Inquiry evidence
June–October 2023
2025
Events
During first national lockdown
Mid-2020
During second lockdown in England
With London in Tier 2
With London in Tier 3
During third lockdown in England
Investigations
Cabinet Office inquiry
Simon Case
Sue Gray
Investigation update
Alleged lobbying before the final report was published
Final report
Police investigation
Fixed penalty notices
Scrutiny of the investigation
Privileges Committee investigation
Reactions
Within the Conservative Party
Initial responses
Alleged intimidation of MPs opposed to Johnson
After the Sue Gray update
Confidence vote
Johnson resignation
Election results
Opinion polls
Independent adviser on ministers' interests
Labour Party event in Durham
See also
Notes
References
External links

Partygate was a political scandal in the United Kingdom about gatherings of government and Conservative Party staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, when public health restrictions prohibited most gatherings. The scandal contributed to Boris Johnson's downfall as Prime Minister and his resignation as an MP.

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