The policing minister, Kit Malthouse, said 'no rules were broken' if a party took place last Christmas at Downing Street, directly contradicting Dominic Raab, the justice secretary, who conceded on Sunday that a “formal party” of the sort reported would have been contrary to the then-Covid-19 guidance.
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Malthouse claimed the police “don’t normally look back and investigate things that have taken place a year ago”, saying it would be right for police to follow up any formal complaints about the event

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