Boris Johnson is expected to make a “full-throated apology” to MPs on Monday, after he was fined by police for breaching his own Covid rules when he attended a birthday event at No 10 during lockdown.
The PM will make a statement in the House of Commons later today, following a Cabinet meeting, as MPs return to Westminster following the Easter recess.
It comes after Mr Johnson was last week fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday bash, thrown in his honour, in the Cabinet room in June 2020, while strict coronavirus restrictions were in place.
A Downing Street source said he will “offer a full-throated apology and recognise the strength of feeling” among MPs on Partygate, but is unlikely to go into too much detail on the matter, according to a report by The Telegraph.
His statement will come a day after a public opinion poll by JLPartners found that Mr Johnson is widely regarded as “a liar” by the British public.
