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Will Hayward

Mark Drakeford says Boris Johnson has 'clearly broken the law' and can't carry on as PM

Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step down after he was fined by police for breaching Covid rules.

A Number 10 spokeswoman has confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are to be given Fixed Penalty Notices over lockdown parties in Downing Street after it was revealed that more than 50 fines are set to be issued following allegations of illegal gatherings at a time when restrictions were in place.

The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford has said that he "can't see" how Mr Johnson can carry on. Mr Drakeford said: "You can’t be a law-maker and a law-breaker. The Prime Minister has denied time and again that he did anything wrong. He has clearly broken the laws he made and asked people to follow. People are angry and upset. I don’t see how someone in this position can carry on."

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