Boris Johnson doesn't correct claim 'no Covid rules were broken' despite partygate fines | ITV News

Boris Johnson has refused to accept coronavirus rules were broken on Downing Street during the pandemic, despite the first partygate fines being issued - indicating police believe laws had not been obeyed.

The prime minister repeatedly ducked questions at the Liaison Committee about the partygate scandal and his future as PM after the Metropolitan Police issued 20 fixed penalty notices relating to a probe into 12 gatherings held on government premises during the pandemic.

Keir Starmer said at PMQs that the fines show "police have now concluded there was widespread criminality" on Downing Street, despite Mr Johnson's insistence on December 8 last year that all rules were always followed during lockdowns.

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