Dominic Cummings has said the Metropolitan Police never asked him for evidence as part of its investigation into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street.
Boris Johnson‘s former adviser was asked if he was fined by the police after it concluded its inquiry last week, handing out 126 fines to 83 politicians and civil servants, including one to the PM.
He answered on Twitter: “No, didn’t even send a questionnaire or email asking for evidence.”
Mr Cummings was the PM’s right-hand man until November 2020.
The Met’s investigation covered events in Downing Street from May 2020 until April 2021.
Mr Cummings’ revelation comes after the Met’s acting commissioner Sir Stephen House defended his force’s nearly four-month investigation.
Sir Stephen insisted detectives made decisions “based on the facts and were proper”.
However, detectives have come under scrutiny over their investigation after the PM was only fined once but was pictured at other events – which civil…
