Boris Johnson on Tuesday “wholeheartedly” apologised over the partygate affair as he faced MPs for the first time since he was fined for breaking lockdown laws.
As allies of the Prime Minister rallied round him and insisted he would see off calls for him to resign to lead the Conservatives into the next general election, Mr Johnson said he didn’t believe — certainly at the time — that a Downing Street gathering he attended to mark his birthday in June 2020 amounted to a breach of the rules.
