Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak fined for breaking lockdown laws

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

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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are to receive fixed-penalty notices for breaking Covid laws after a police investigation into Downing Street parties during lockdown, leading to calls for them both to resign.

In an unprecedented development, the prime minister and his chancellor were both set to be fined for breaking their own emergency laws brought in to protect the country during the pandemic. They are believed to be the first prime minister and chancellor to have broken the law while in office.

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