Met Police receives new evidence from Cabinet Office as part of Downing Street party probe

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The Met Police says it has received new evidence from the Cabinet Office as part of its investigation into possible breaches of Covid regulations in Downing Street.

The force is looking at "a number of events" in Downing Street and Whitehall during the pandemic. Scotland Yard has asked Sue Gray to make "minimal references" to the parties she is investigating in her report to avoid prejudicing its inquiry.

However, officers said they had not delayed the publication of the report. READ MORE: House wrecked after boy smashed stolen £50k Mercedes through its front wall The force has not specified which events it is investigating but reports have suggested it could be as many as eight gatherings, according to The Mirror.

At the same time, Sue Gray's report had been expected this week but the timing has been thrown into chaos by the Met's bombshell announcement of a police probe on Tuesday.