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Rachael Burford

No10 denies Boris Johnson broke rules by commuting from Chequers during lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson

(Picture: PA Archive)

Downing Street has denied Boris Johnson broke rules by commuting between his country mansion and No 10 during the first Covid lockdown.

News website Tortoise alleged Mr Johnson had travelled from his country residence in Buckinghamshire to No 10 between March 16 and 27 2020, when guidance said people should not travel for non-essential reasons.

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