Downing Street has U-turned on its refusal to confirm whether it would reveal if Boris Johnson had been fined for breaching Covid rules, acknowledging there would be “significant public interest” in the issue.
Nevertheless, it remains unclear if No 10 would comment on whether any staff were fined for lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, because of the fact that fixed penalty notices are issued to individuals and it is officially up to them to disclose them.
