this adds to the mix as well as the sue gray, the senior civil servant investigation, now a police investigation, now a police investigation as well but what you think this means for the prime minister and his future? the first thin to minister and his future? the first thing to say minister and his future? the first thing to say is minister and his future? the first thing to say is to minister and his future? the first thing to say is to have minister and his future? the first thing to say is to have a - minister and his future? the first thing to say is to have a sense i minister and his future? the first thing to say is to have a sense ofj thing to say is to have a sense of proportion because when you hear the words met police investigation, criminal law breaking, downing street, it sounds incredibly dramatic and of course this is a big development in this story. but we are talking about the issuing of fixed penalty notices here. tickets as cressida dick called them, fines f
running. commissioner, you have . minutes. i am aware i have the clockl running. commissioner, you havejust set out running. commissioner, you havejust set out part running. commissioner, you havejust set out part of what was said in the 13th of set out part of what was said in the 13th ofjanuary statement by the met, 13th ofjanuary statement by the met, that you do not routinely investigate retrospective breaches of covid investigate retrospective breaches of covid laws, and that you used a four es of covid laws, and that you used a four es approach, which is to ehgage, four es approach, which is to engage, explain, encourage, enforce at the engage, explain, encourage, enforce at the time engage, explain, encourage, enforce at the time of breaches, and you might at the time of breaches, and you might review and consider significant evidence if becomes available. was there any attempt rnade available. was there any attempt rnade to available. was there any attempt ma
with the cabinet office team, even sometimes in the most serious cases, they will carry out an initial investigation and then hand us material. and they have access to all sorts of things because they know the systems, the way things work. and i am confident in the enquiry they have done. i don t like anything that can potentially damage public confidence, of course i don t. ,, , ., don t. studio: 0k, we have lost the image don t. studio: ok, we have lost the image of don t. studio: ok, we have lost the image of cressida don t. studio: ok, we have lost the image of cressida dick - don t. studio: ok, we have lost the image of cressida dick talking | the image of cressida dick talking but we have heard i think the key line from her, confirming that her officers are now investigating a number of events at downing street and whitehall for potential breaches of coronavirus restrictions. let s speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming.
completed? mr; investigation by the police is comleted? g , ., , ,, completed? my understanding is sue gra does completed? my understanding is sue gray does not completed? my understanding is sue gray does not want completed? my understanding is sue gray does not want to completed? my understanding is sue gray does not want to conflict - completed? my understanding is sue gray does not want to conflict with i gray does not want to conflict with anything the met police are doing here, whether it will wait until the met has concluded it is uncertain but i understand it will not be published this week, as was originally hoped for and as downing street was hoping for, people close to borisjohnson hoped it might come out tonight so he could tackle it at prime minister s questions on wednesday, that it s very unlikely. this has a big impact on the whole of government because any time a minister goes anywhere, all they are asked about is the sue gray inquiry about will continue until it
moment, thank you. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. going back to what was being said before cressida dick made the announcement, an assembly member talking about confidence in the met police over all of this being severely waning and the met has been under a lot of pressure but not having already started an investigation given that a civil servant has been investigating events in downing street and whitehall so why now? events in downing street and whitehall so wh now? ., , , whitehall so why now? there has been a lot of fire aimed whitehall so why now? there has been a lot of fire aimed at whitehall so why now? there has been a lot of fire aimed at those whitehall so why now? there has been a lot of fire aimed at those who - a lot of fire aimed at those who attended the parties but some of the fire has also been aimed at the police. white did they not stop them at the time and did they not investigate them or leave it to the cabinet office? cressida dic