BBC Breakfast present Dan Walker was incredulous when a UK Government minister drew parallels between Boris Johnson's Covid law-breaking and a speeding fine. Ever since the Prime Minister and Chancellor were fined for breaking the laws they made over Covid many leading Conservative politicians have closed ranks to play down the law-breaking at peak of the Covid lockdowns.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast on April 19 Brandon Lewis, Northern Ireland secretary and MP for Great Yarmouth, put himself squarely behind the PM. Dan Walker, who has recently announced he will leave the BBC to become the host of Channel 5 News, asked Mr Lewis: "There could be sanctions coming Boris Johnson's way and now he's the only Prime Minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law... this is the strangest of situations where the Prime Minister actually broke the laws that he put in place."
Mr Lewis replied: "Well look, we've seen over the years actually ministers of both parties have had fixed penalty notices whether it's been for various different things, including speeding, which I appreciate it's not the same as the Covid regulations, but it is fixed penalty notices.
