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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
William James, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout

UK PM Johnson apologises to parliament over lockdown breaches

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech on immigration, at Lydd Airport, Britain April 14, 2022. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS/

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised to parliament on Tuesday after he was fined by police for breaking lockdown rules, saying he did not know a birthday gathering at the height of the pandemic was in breach of the rules he had set.

Opposition lawmakers argue that the prime minister must go, saying he set stringent rules during COVID-19, broke those rules in Downing Street and then repeatedly lied to parliament when he said all guidelines had been met.

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