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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Martina Bet

PM being fined again should not increase pressure on him to quit, says minister

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More fines should not increase pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, a Cabinet minister has said.

Welsh Secretary Simon Hart took up the defence of Mr Johnson on Thursday morning after a bruising 24 hours, which saw the Prime Minister being hit by the resignation of a justice minister who warned the scale and nature of breaches of coronavirus rules in Downing Street were inconsistent with the rule of law.

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