A Cabinet Minister says there could be more pictures of parties in Downing Street and they could be leaked 'at any time'.
Police are investigating a string of alleged events held in and around Downing Street during lockdown - with the latest image released yesterday showing the Prime Minister in a room with Champagne, tinsel and crisps.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace acknowledged more pictures of alleged rule-breaking events in Downing Street could emerge at any time.
He told Times Radio: “The constant leaking is clearly designed for a purpose.
“Yes, there could be a photograph tomorrow, the next day or the day after, that’s clearly what’s behind some of the people’s motives.
“How accurate they are, how much they are put in the right context, that’s what the police will find out.”
A human rights barrister has said the Prime Minister could face thousands of pounds worth of fixed penalty notices for attending lockdown parties in No 10.
Adam Wagner, an expert on Covid-19 rules, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the most likely form of penalty to be issued by police investigating the gatherings is fixed penalty notices, “which can be issued when the police reasonably believe a person has committed a criminal offence”.
He said: “There were 12 gatherings being investigated; the person we know was probably at six was the Prime Minister. So if he was given a fixed penalty notice for each and every one those, I think that he would be given those sort of cumulative amounts until eventually the final one would be £6,400.
“So overall, and assuming there isn’t a big £10,000 one for hosting a gathering in the flat of over 30 people, he could still be in line for over £10,000 worth of fixed penalty notices if they accumulate”.
