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Post by Admin on Apr 12, 2022 18:19:30 GMT
UK PM Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties - BBC News 56,168 views Apr 12, 2022 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined by the police for attending parties during lockdown.
No 10 confirmed the pair had received notification from the Metropolitan Police that they would be given fixed penalty notices.
But a spokesman said they had not been told which event the fine was for.
The force is investigating alleged Covid law-breaking at 12 gatherings in Whitehall and Downing Street.
Partygate is a political scandal in the United Kingdom about parties and other gatherings of government and Conservative Party staff held during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, when public health restrictions prohibited most gatherings. While several lockdowns in the country were in place, gatherings took place at 10 Downing Street, its garden and other government buildings. These were first reported on from late November 2021 and attracted media attention, public backlash and political controversy. In late January 2022, twelve gatherings came under investigation by the Metropolitan Police, including at least three attended by Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister. The police issued 126 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to 83 individuals who the police found had committed an offence under COVID-19 regulations, including one each to Johnson, his wife Carrie Johnson, and Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who all apologised and paid the penalties.
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Post by Admin on Apr 13, 2022 1:08:32 GMT
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak fined by police over lockdown party 42,913 views Apr 13, 2022 Britain's most famous gated community is in trouble tonight. The residents of Number 10 and 11 broke the laws they made for the rest of us during an unforgettable period when we weren't allowed to attend funerals, christenings - let alone birthday parties.
They did so despite this being the most heavily policed street in the country and today the police issued them with fixed penalty notices.
Once upon a time - before the 24th February when Russia invaded Ukraine - today's news might have heightened the chorus for resignations from inside the Tory party. But not today. In the last hour the prime minister apologised, paid his fine - and made clear he wasn't resigning.
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2022 19:50:16 GMT
Partygate: What’s in the report - and what next for Boris Johnson? 888 views May 26, 2022 There was excessive drinking and a minor altercation. Someone was sick. A swing was broken. Cleaners were disrespected. Messages were sent later congratulating each other they'd got away with it.
Not raucous student parties but the description of at least eight gatherings documented in Sue Gray's report - held in Number 10 Downing Street.
The place where the laws were devised is also the place where they were most flouted.
In her long-awaited report, Ms Gray blamed a failure of senior leadership, both political and official, for the party culture at the heart of government.
Mr Johnson told the Commons today he took full responsibility and was 'humbled'.
For now the judges are Tory MPs. Today they were sullen and mostly silent, but their daggers were sheathed - in public at least.
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2022 21:21:52 GMT
What Sue Gray’s partygate report means for Boris Johnson - BBC News 4,032 views May 26, 2022 UK PM Boris Johnson has dismissed calls to resign after Sue Gray's report found that Downing Street staff partied while the rest of the nation was in lockdown with their bosses' approval.
Ms Gray, a senior civil servant, said many events "should not have been allowed" and the PM and his officials "must bear responsibility for this culture".
Her report highlights excessive drinking, with staff being sick, and abuse of cleaning and security staff.
Boris Johnson told MPs he took "full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch", had been "humbled by the whole experience" and had learned lessons.
The BBC’s Ros Atkins explains what the report’s findings mean for the prime minister.
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2022 17:23:58 GMT
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote Monday that could oust him from power, as discontent with his rule finally threatens to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals.
The charismatic leader renowned for his ability to connect with voters has recently struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the COVID-19 restrictions they imposed on others.
Still, with no clear front-runner to succeed Johnson, most political observers think he will defeat the challenge and remain prime minister. But the fact that enough lawmakers are demanding a vote represents a watershed moment for him — and a narrow victory would leave him a hobbled leader whose days are likely numbered. It is also a sign of deep Conservative divisions, less than three years after Johnson led the party to its biggest election victory in decades.
Since then, Johnson has led Britain out of the European Union and through a pandemic, both of which have shaken the U.K. socially and economically. The vote comes as Johnson’s government is under intense pressure to ease the pain of skyrocketing energy and food bills
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