Sajid Javid has taken a veiled swipe at top Tories for admitting laws were broken at lockdown parties in Downing Street and Whitehall.
Scotland Yard revealed on Tuesday that 20 fixed penalty notices would be handed to people who attended law-breaking gatherings during the pandemic.
Boris Johnson and No10 have so far bizarrely refused to accept laws were broken - despite police saying fines would be issued for Covid law-breaking.