Metropolitan Police
The force said it would be sending notices asking for “an account and explanation of the recipient’s participation in an event”.
Conservative MP William Wragg had accused Boris Johnson allies of threatening to withhold funding from rebels' seats.
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It comes after the police watchdog released a damning report about the reality of the culture in the Metropolitan Police service.
The home secretary said she was "appalled and sickened" by the behaviour of some officers at Charing Cross police station.
Damning report from police watchdog IOPC found these are not “isolated incidents” from a “few bad apples” in the force.
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One said: "Eating a piece of birthday cake is a relatively minor offence.”
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Commissioner Cressida Dick confirmed the force will look into alleged events following the Cabinet Office's own investigation.
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.