Metropolitan Police
The Met had been waiting for the local elections to be over before making the announcement.
Commons showdown looms as Conservative MPs will be ordered to vote for an amendment to Labour’s motion.
Senior ministers have insisted the public don't want Boris Johnson to resign if he is fined by the police.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan said those fined by the police had "broken the regulations" on Covid.
The Met's decision to issue fines to at least 20 government officials brings the partygate scandal right back to the prime minister's door.
Labour's Angela Rayner said the prime minister has "got to go".
Around 20 Whitehall staff are set to receive fixed penalty notices for breaking lockdown rules in first wave of punishments.
Scotland Yard apologises after safeguarding review found teenager's treatment was “unlikely to have been the same” had she not been Black.
"The Met's unwavering commitment to appalling optics is almost starting to seem deliberate."
Police officers caused a public outcry last March when they tried to disrupt Reclaim These Streets' tribute to Everard.
About Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police Service was founded by Sir Robert Peel in 1829. Today its head is commissioner Cressida Dick. The Met police has recently been subject to controversy over allegations some journalists gave money to police for information during the phone hacking scandal. A force is also known as "the Met", "Met Pol", "MP" and "the MPS" and has more than 31,000 officers together with about 13,000 police staff and 3,700 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). The MPS is also being supported by 2,500 volunteer police cadets and more than 5,000 volunteer police officers from the Metropolitan Special Constabulary (MSC) and its Employer Supported Policing (ESP) programme. The Metropolitan Police Services covers an area of 620 square miles and a population of 7.2 million.