A former Whitehall ethics chief has apologised for an "error of judgement" after being fined by Partygate police over a lockdown karaoke bash.
Helen MacNamara became the first person to publicly apologise for receiving a Partygate fine for attending law-breaking parties in Downing Street and Whitehall during the pandemic.
The ex-senior civil servant was handed a £50 fixed penalty notice on Friday by police over a raucous leaving do at the Cabinet Office on June 18 2020, which resulted in a drunken brawl.