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12.04.2022 - 17:41 / deadline.com
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Johnson’s wife Carrie are all set to be fined by the London Metropolitan Police for breaking lockdown rules in the UK in 2020 and 2021.
While it’s still unclear how much the parties will be charged, officials confirmed on Tuesday that the three had received notification of fines from the police in light of an ongoing investigation into illegal parties that were being held at the PM’s residence at No. 10 Downing Street and in Whitehall when the UK was under strict Covid-19 lockdown rules.
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.
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. The investigation, which is officially deemed as Operation Hillman, is being labelled by the media as “Partygate.”
A Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minster and Chancellor have today received notification that the Metropolitan police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices.”
While the amount of each fine is yet unknown, it is also unclear which particular lockdown breach each individual was being fined for.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a new wave of pressure to resign after it was revealed that he and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined as part of the police probe into allegations of No 10 lockdown parties.
Pressure is growing on Boris Johnson to resign after it was revealed he will be issued with a fixed penalty notice fine by the Met Police. His wife Carrie Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will also been issued with a fine.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will both face fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, said: “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.