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Barney Davis

Boris Johnson given wrong information on lockdown parties, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

Jacob Rees Mogg has moved to defend the Prime Minister by claiming he did not have the right information when he told the House of Commons that no Covid laws had been broken.

Downing Street has said it will reveal if Boris Johnson is fined for breaking lockdown laws. He is believed to have attended at least three of the events being investigated and his wife, Carrie Johnson, is also reported to have been at some of them.

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