LONDON (AP) --  London police say they are now investigating Downing Street parties during lockdown. 

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick revealed an investigation was underway in a statement before the London Assembly on Tuesday. 

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Milton Keynes University Hospital, on January 24, 2022 in Milton Keynes, England. (Photo by Adrian Dennis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Milton Keynes University Hospital, on January 24, 2022 in Milton Keynes, England. (Photo by Adrian Dennis - WPA Pool/Getty Images) ( Adrian Dennis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Dick said Scotland Yard is now investigating "a number of events" at Downing Street. 

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has been under fire for allegedly holding events during months in which the nation was under lockdown due to COVID-19.