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Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak have been told they will be fined by police over lockdown-breaking parties held on UK ...

"Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. According to ministerial rules, if a government minister breaches the ministerial code, it is expected that they should resign from their job. The Prime Minister initially rebuffed allegations of illegal gatherings by saying there were no parties. Revelations that the Prime Minister attended several parties had already prompted furious calls for him to resign even before Tuesday's announcement of a police fine. The police fines are confirmation that Johnson and Sunak broke Covid-19 laws created by their own government -- even though the Prime Minister previously denied some parties were held and insisted all guidance was followed. Revelations of the parties sparked national outrage.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will receive a police fine for breaching his own Covid-19 lockdown rules, Johnson's office said Tuesday.

It is unclear which event Johnson and Sunak will receive fines for attending, although Johnson apologized in January for attending a "bring your own booze" party at Downing Street in May 2020, when gatherings were illegal. Some people have been fined several thousand pounds and appeared in court for organizing or attending parties while the government's severe restrictions were in place. Johnson will be spared the wrath of Parliament for the time being, however.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak are to be fined by police for breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws, the government said ...

Johnson and Sunak "have today received notification that the Metropolitan Police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices," a spokesperson at Downing Street said in a statement. "Our joint focus remains on supporting President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom," Johnson said. The police fines for Johnson and Sunak come as U.K. lawmakers observe a parliamentary recess for the Easter break. Not a single serving Cabinet minister has voiced their support for Johnson since it was confirmed he had received a fixed penalty notice. Sunak, too, has come under pressure in recent weeks. People are angry and upset.

Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has questioned why the Chancellor has not yet spoken about receiving a fixed penalty notice. Both the Prime Minister and ...

Johnson is reminded by the interviewer that the problem he faces is a lack of trust in him. Or amongst the very first to know. The PM has apologised and accepted the police’s decision today. Their efforts during the pandemic have ensured the UK is now free of restrictions and avoided economic catastrophe. He says it didn’t occur to him that he had broken the rules. That is my priority. I now humbly accept that I was. The PM and chancellor have my full support. He has accepted Sue Gray’s recommendations in full and instituted a comprehensive programme of reform in No 10. This is taking people for fools. He has no point at all. You broke those laws intended to keep us safe.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Johnson's wife Carrie are facing fines for breaking lockdown rules.

Since reports of parties being held in the government offices during strict Covid lockdowns emerged late last year, Johnson insisted that “guidelines were followed at all times” but soon changed his tune as more events came into light and he faced continued questions about his involvement. The London Metropolitan Police has said that more than 50 government ministers and officials are expected to be fined as a result of the investigation into lockdown breaches. While many of those Conservative MPs have changed their tack since Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine in late February, opposing parties continue to question Johnson and Sunak’s leadership abilities. And he should take his out of touch chancellor with him.” Recently, it was also revealed that Sunak retained his U.S. Green Card status for a number of months after he became the UK Chancellor. Holders of green cards, of course, have to declare the U.S. as their permanent residence as well as pay U.S. tax on their income. Both Johnson and his wife as well as Sunak were said to have attended a number of these parties and the three of them were reported to be at the same gathering for the PM’s birthday in June 2020.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office says he will be fined by police for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at ...

She said “failures of leadership and judgment” in Johnson’s government allowed events to occur that should not have happened. Police say they have sent questionnaires to more than 100 people, including the prime minister, and interviewed witnesses as part of the investigation. Johnson’s government has been shaken by public anger over revelations that his staff held “bring your own booze” office parties, birthday celebrations and “wine time Fridays” in 2020 and 2021 while millions in Britain were barred from meeting with friends and family because of his government’s COVID-19 restrictions.

It says that a lockdown in the city of 25 million people “severely impacts travel and access to public services.” In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...

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