Rachel Johnson insists that «every rule was followed when I went to Checkers.»

Speaking to LBC, Ms. Johnson said of her brother: «If he has questions to answer, he will will answer them. ' Photo: Kirsty O'Connor.

Rachel Johnson says Checkers 'followed all the rules' amid new allegations against her brother of violating Covid lockdown rules.

Boris Johnson has been handed over to police. because of the meetings he attended in Downing Street and Checkers while prime minister.

Speaking on LBC on Monday night, Ms Johnson said: «If he has any questions, which he must answer, he will definitely answer them.

< p>«I see the last name being brought in a bit, and all I can say about that… is that, to my knowledge, all the rules were followed whenever I went to Checkers, which wasn't often enough.» /p>

The appeal to the police was called political «slander» by Johnson's allies, and his spokesman said that the accusations against him were «absolutely untrue.»

Supporters of the former prime minister noted that that Oliver Dowden, the most senior minister in the cabinet, is one of Rishi Sunak's closest friends in politics.

But Cabinet sources said no minister was involved in the decision, dismissing any allegations of politicking and saying officials have a duty to act.

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While little is known about the assemblies at the heart of the latest development, one source familiar with them said there were "a handful" events. Another said "more than ten".

Police confirmed that they occurred between June 2020 and May 2021, during the period when the country entered and exited quarantine.

Mr Johnson's spokesman said: «Some abridged entries in the official Mr. Johnson's message, the diary was requested by the Cabinet in preparation for the Covid investigation.

"After examining the records, Mr. Johnson's lawyers wrote to the Cabinet and the privileges committee, explaining that the events were legal and there were no violations of any Covid rules."

The spokesman added: “The Cabinet’s assertion that there have been further violations of Covid rules is completely untrue.

"No contact was made with Mr. Johnson prior to these false allegations being made to both the police and the privileges committee. This is both bizarre and unacceptable.

"For whatever political purposes, this is clearly a last-ditch effort to prolong the Privilege Committee investigation while it nears completion and undermine Mr. Johnson.

'Another politically motivated stitching'

The spokesman said Mr. Johnson's lawyers had written to the police to explain in detail why the Cabinet was «completely wrong in their allegations.»

"All the activities in question were within the rules, either because they were outdoors or were subject to some other legal exception. These include regular meetings with civil servants and advisers.

"Many will think that this has all the hallmarks of another politically motivated blackmail,” they added.

A Representative The Cabinet Office said: «The information was discovered in the process of preparing evidence for presentation as part of the Covid investigation.» has been turned over to the appropriate authorities and now it is their business.”

The Civil Service Code states: “In line with the core value of integrity, public servants must uphold the law and uphold the administration of justice"