A senior British minister said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not set out to break Covid laws with malice and is mortified after he was fined by police for attending a gathering during lockdown, as calls mounted for Johnson to quit.
A protest sign is seen outside Downing Street on April 13, 2022 in London, England. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have both been issues with Fixed Penalty Notices by the Metropolitan Police in relation to parties that took place in 10 Downing Street.
The prime minister initially told parliament that no parties took place. But police have investigated 12 gatherings after an internal inquiry found his staff had enjoyed alcohol-fuelled parties at a time when social mixing was all but banned in the country.
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