Boris Johnson

The British leader's office says he will be fined for breaching COVID regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices.

She said "failures of leadership and judgment" in Johnson's government allowed events to occur that should not have happened. "The Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have today received notification that the Metropolitan police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices," a spokesperson for Johnson's office said. Police say they have sent questionnaires to more than 100 people, including the prime minister, and interviewed witnesses as part of the investigation.

Nigel Mills first Conservative backbencher to urge PM to quit in wake of police fine.

On whether Mr Johnson misled parliament, Mr Shapps told ITV’s Good Morning Britain programme: “I don’t think he knowingly broke the laws when he came to parliament. Transport secretary Grant Shapps defended Mr Johnson on Wednesday morning, saying he was “human” and did not knowingly break the law. Asked if he thought Mr Johnson’s position was untenable, Mr Mills said: “Yeah, I think for a prime minister in office to be given a fine and accept it and pay it for breaking the laws that he introduced ... is just an impossible position.

Conservative MPs have called Boris Johnson's position “untenable” after the prime minister was fined by the Metropolitan police for breaching lockdown rules ...

Some Conservative MPs previously suggested a line would be crossed by allowing a prime minister to remain in office if he was found to have broken the law. “And he walks in by surprise and into the same room to the people who wished him happy birthday on this occasion. Shapps said the prime minister was sorry but went on to minimise the event by saying Johnson had just “walked into a room” where people were gathered to wish him a happy birthday for 10 minutes. “They have to go,” he said. Caroline Nokes, the former cabinet minister, confirmed to a constituent that she had already submitted a letter of no confidence in the prime minister. Those leading the country must have the highest standards, and therefore, as a result of these fines, I believe his position to be prime minister has become untenable.

British prime minister, his wife and chancellor Rishi Sunak fined for Covid-19 breaches.

“It would destabilise the UK government when we need to be united in the face of Russian aggression,” he said. Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, urged Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak to quit and called for parliament to be recalled from its Easter break to allow MPs to quiz them. Mr Sunak offered an “unreserved apology” and said he had accepted and paid a fine. – Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2022 “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public,” he said. “I couldn’t be everywhere at once,” he said.

Boris Johnson apologised last night and said people had a “right to expect better” after he became the first serving prime minister to be found to have ...

“The British public made the most unimaginable, heart-wrenching sacrifices, and many were overcome by guilt,” he said. He added: “I now humbly accept that I was. It still leaves a question mark over who leads us into the next election,” he said. He appeared to have weathered the initial storm as three MPs who had previously called for his resignation said now was not the right time to remove him. Two snap polls last night showed an overwhelming majority of the public backed calls for Mr Johnson’s resignation. Mr Johnson said it “did not occur” to him that the “brief gathering” was a violation of the rules but that he “fully respected” Scotland Yard’s decision and had paid the fine.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister are being fined for attending parties prohibited during the pandemic lockdowns.

KATY BALLS: There are MPs coming out to say they support Boris Johnson, but there's also a lot of MPs who are not tweeting or doing media. Katy Balls, the deputy political editor at The Spectator magazine, thinks Johnson will survive for now, but she's waiting to see how his party responds. LANGFITT: Some lawmakers in Johnson's party say switching prime ministers during a war makes little sense, and many praise his handling of the conflict. ROSS: I previously called for the prime minister to step down. This is the first time police have found that a sitting prime minister broke the law. London police have fined British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, the U.K.'s chancellor of the Exchequer. They've been fined an undisclosed amount for attending a party in violation of the government's own COVID lockdown rules.

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.

PM, chancellor and Carrie Johnson to receive fixed-penalty notices for attending illegal gathering.

About 20-30 MPs were at one point thought to have submitted letters of no confidence in the prime minister, with 54 needed to trigger a leadership challenge. A No 10 spokesperson said: “The prime minister and chancellor of the Exchequer have today received notification that the Metropolitan police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices. They are believed to be the first prime minister and chancellor to have broken the law while in office. The basic values of integrity and decency - essential to the proper working of any parliamentary democracy - demand that he go. Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister and SNP leader, also called for the prime minister to quit. The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, called on Johnson and Sunak to resign.

The British leader's office says he will be fined for breaching COVID regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he accepted a fine by police for breaking lockdown rules in 2020 and he understood public anger over the ...

Scotland Yard said on Tuesday that it had made at least 50 referrals for fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) – up from 20 at the end of March – to ACRO Criminal ...

The basic values of integrity and decency - essential to the proper working of any parliamentary democracy - demand that he go.— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) He broke the law and repeatedly lied to parliament about it. Ms Sturgeon tweeted that the Mr Johnson should resign after breaking the law and “repeatedly lying to parliament about it”, adding: “And he should take his out of touch Chancellor with him.” “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public.— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) A No 10 spokeswoman said: “The Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have today received notification that the Metropolitan police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices.

Mr Johnson, his wife Carrie and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were notified they will be issued with fines for breaking lockdown rules.

The U.K. prime minister faced personal repercussions along with his spouse and the chancellor of the exchequer related to lockdown parties earlier in the ...

Speaking to his countrymen in a January address, Johnson said, “I know the anguish they have been through—unable to mourn their relatives, unable to live their lives as they want or to do the things they love.” He added, “I know the rage they feel with me and with the government I lead when they think in Downing Street itself the rules are not being properly followed by the people who make the rules.” Johnson responded to the initial media reports on the parties by saying he had been assured there were no gatherings, and also said that he “follows all COVID rules.” Upon further reports that he had in fact attended a Downing Street function during lockdown, Johnson offered his “heartfelt apologies” to the nation for doing so. On Tuesday, Johnson acknowledged that the nation has a “right to expect better” from its leaders but rebuffed calls for his resignation. “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. The fine, which reportedly makes Johnson the first British prime minister in the modern era to have been found breaking the law, prompted Labour Party leader Keir Starmer to demand that the Conservative Party leadership resign. Johnson and Sunak confirmed Tuesday that they had submitted payment for the fine, according to the BBC.

The Prime Minister, chancellor and Carrie Johnson have been given fixed-penalty notices for attending a number 10 lockdown party.

Is this a resigning matter? His likely rival Rishi Sunak has had a terrible few weeks. The key point is not that Boris Johnson received a penalty notice.

The prime minister confirmed he had paid the fixed penalty notice for going to the hour-long gathering in the Cabinet Room on 19 June 2020. Chancellor Rishi ...

Like the prime minister, I am focused on delivering for the British people at this challenging time." And the SNP's Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, said the PM and chancellor had "insulted the millions of people who faithfully followed the rules". But asked if he would resign, he replied: "I want to be able to get on and deliver the mandate that I have [and] also to tackle the problems the country must face right now, and to make sure that we get on with delivering for the people of this country. "I respect the decision that has been made and have paid the fine." Mr Johnson also said he understood the anger the public might feel that he "fell short when it came to observing the rules that the government I lead had introduced to protect the public". He added: "In all frankness, at that time it did not occur to me that this might have been a breach of the rules.

The prime minister attended his own birthday party in the Cabinet room in Downing Street in June 2020, when the rest of the country was under coronavirus ...

Mr Sunak apologised, saying: "I know people sacrificed a great deal during COVID, and they will find this situation upsetting. There is also the matter of Sue Gray's report. A spokesperson for Mrs Johnson said: "While she believed that she was acting in accordance with the rules at the time, Mrs Johnson accepts the Metropolitan Police's findings and apologises unreservedly." On Tuesday, Mr Johnson offered a "full apology", but when asked if he would quit, he added: "I want to be able to get on and deliver the mandate that I have, but also to tackle the problems that the country must face right now." "But I think there's a big job for him to get on and do - on behalf of the British people and on behalf of the world fighting this cruel war." She added: "I think there is a moral question mark over the integrity and the trust that can be placed in the people at the top."

Chancellor Rishi Sunak and prime minister's wife among those to receive fixed-penalty notices.

“It would destabilise the UK government when we need to be united in the face of Russian aggression,” he said. Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, urged Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak to quit and called for parliament to be recalled from its Easter break to allow MPs to quiz them. Mr Sunak offered an “unreserved apology” and said he had accepted and paid a fine. – Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2022 “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public,” he said. “I couldn’t be everywhere at once,” he said.