The accusation comes as the Met Police is still investigating No 10 gatherings during lockdowns.
of Mr Johnson with three aides - wearing tinsel and a Santa hat - near a bottle of sparkling wine.
The Met said people emailed would not necessarily have to pay a fine, adding that this would "normally" happen where officers believed regulations had been breached without reasonable excuse.But, in a speech to the Institute for Government think tank, Sir John said: "At No 10, the prime minister and officials broke lockdown laws.
"The charge that there is one law for the government, and one for everyone else is politically deadly - and it has struck home."called the government "politically corrupt" Sir John also said it was wrong to take democracy for granted, as it had "shrunk a little" globally in recent years, and that the UK's reputation overseas had "fallen because of our conduct".Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP and some Conservative MPs have called for Mr Johnson to resign over the Downing Street gatherings.
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