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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Lockdown law-breaker Boris Johnson wanted bigger Covid fines, inquiry reveals

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Boris Johnson wanted “bigger fines” for Covid rule-breakers as he unwound the first lockdown in August 2020 – just weeks after his own rule-breaking birthday party inside Downing Street.

The Covid inquiry has heard how the former prime minister pushed for tougher enforcement and harsher penalties as the UK opened up again at the end of the pandemic’s first summer.

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