Tell the police: Investigate the Downing Street parties
The Met Police should investigate now, before any further evidence can be destroyed.
Paul Rogers is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies in the Department of Peace Studies and International Relations at Bradford University, northern England and an Honorary Fellow at the Joint Service Command and Staff College. He is openDemocracy’s international security adviser and has been writing a weekly column on global security since 28 September 2001; he also writes regularly for Rethinking Security. His latest book is the fourth edition of ‘Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century’ (London: Pluto Press, 2021). He is on Twitter at: @ProfPRogers.
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