Boris Johnson has not denied the reports that No 10 held Christmas parties last year (Picture: WPA Pool / Getty Images)

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are considering complaints from Labour that Boris Johnson and his No 10 staff held Christmas parties in breach of Covid regulations last year.

Labour backbenchers Neil Coyle and Barry Gardiner have each written to Scotland Yard asking officers to investigate reports that two parties were held at a time when gatherings were banned.

Mr Johnson has not denied the events took place but said no rules were broken – although he has repeatedly refused to explain how that could be the case.

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said that while it did not routinely investigate ‘retrospective’ breaches of the Covid regulations, it was considering the correspondence it had received.

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