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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Hancock

Does Partygate fine mean Boris Johnson now has a criminal record?

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Boris Johnson is facing fresh calls to resign after it was announced that he, his chancellor Rishi Sunak and wife Carrie Johnson will all receive fixed-penalty notices (FPN) for breaking Covid laws following a police investigation into Downing Street parties during lockdown.

Labour leader Keir Starmer called on the politicians to leave office, saying the prime minister and Mr Sunak had “broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public”.

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