Boris Johnson hands in legal questionnaire to Met Police after allegations of Downing Street lockdown parties

Boris Johnson has handed in to police his legal questionnaire regarding claims that lockdown-busting parties were held in Downing Street,

No 10 confirmed the Prime Minister has complied with a Metropolitan Police request for his answers to be submitted within a week of receiving the form last Friday.

Downing Street has previously said his responses will not be made public.

Officers involved with Operation Hillman, which is examining whether Covid restrictions were broken in Downing Street and across Whitehall, sent formal questionnaires to approximately 50 people as they look into the details of alleged Covid rule-breaking.

It comes as staff being questioned by police about alleged lockdown breaches in Downing Street have been told they will be allowed to view notes on the evidence they gave to the Sue Gray inquiry.

But it is understood their access to this material will be limited to information gathered during their own interviews, and no-one else’s.

This means staff cannot ask to see what others may or may not have said about their conduct in relation to the various gatherings under investigation.

The Metropolitan Police has sent a questionnaire to approximately 50 people as it conducts its inquiry, titled Operation Hillman, which is examining whether Covid restrictions were broken in Downing Street and across Whitehall.

The letter reportedly said: “I appreciate that this is a worrying time for those affected by this process, which I do not wish to compound.”

The broadcaster said Ms Gray went on to say that “in light of particular circumstances surrounding this set of events, I have, as an exceptional measure, decided that individuals may be provided with limited access to the notes”.

They will reportedly not be allowed to bring any legal representative with them, nor phones, tablets, computers or any other recording equipment.

The letter is also cited as saying individuals will not be permitted to “challenge, suggest changes or amendments to the notes or otherwise challenge their contents”.

It reportedly said: “The focus for individuals should be on completing the police questionnaire within the timeline given.

“Access to notes from previous interviews are not necessary to do this, nor is it standard practice in internal investigations such as this to share or agree such notes with interviewees.”

The Cabinet Office declined to comment.