Police open probe into Partygate inquisitor Sir Bernard Jenkin

PARTYGATE inquisitor Bernard Jenkin WILL be investigated by the Met Police over a possible lockdown breach.

Cops have also re-opened a probe into a pandemic party at Tory HQ – but won’t look any further into Boris Johnson.

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The Met decided to investigate Sir Bernard after the senior Tory was accused of attending cake-fuelled birthday celebrations in December 2020, when pandemic restrictions were in place.

In a statement the force said: The Met and Thames Valley Police have assessed new material in relation to potential breaches of Covid Regulations in 2020 and 2021.

“The Met will be opening one investigation and re-opening a previous investigation.

“The approach to the assessment of these events has been consistent, enforcing the law carefully, thoroughly, proportionately, impartially and without fear or favour.”

Claims against Sir Bernard caused a storm last month because the MP was one of seven behind a highly damning report into whether Boris misled the Commons over Partygate.

In a raging statement the ex-PM said: “If this is true it is outrageous and a total contempt of parliament.

“Bernard Jenkin has just voted to expel me from parliament for allegedly trying to conceal from parliament my knowledge of illicit events. In reality of course I did no such thing.

“Now it turns out he may have for the whole time known that he himself attended an event – and concealed this from the privileges committee and the whole House for the last year.”

The alleged party is said to have taken place in Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing’s office, marking the 65th birthday of Sir Bernard’s wife Anne.