In December 2021, reports of parties being held in 2020 and in 2021 were released.[1]Prime MinisterBoris Johnson often hosted these parties, though at first he denied having parties.[2] The Metropolitan Police started an investigation over the parties.[3]
On 10 January 2022, ITV News reported that a planned party had taken place on 20 May 2020.[4] At the time, people outdoors were not allowed to meet more than one person from outside their household.[5] Two days later, Johnson apologised to MPs in the Commons for "attending an event in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown".[6][7] Some conservatives criticized Johnson and wanted him to resign.[8][9] A police investigation into the parties were announced.[10]