UK’s Johnson to be fined over Downing Street lockdown parties

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in parliament in London on March 30, 2022. © Frank Augstein, AP

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson and UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak are to receive fines for breaching strict coronavirus lockdown rules, government statements said on Tuesday.

Police have been investigating 12 gatherings at Downing Street and the Cabinet Office after an internal inquiry found Johnson's staff had enjoyed alcohol-fuelled parties, with the British leader attending a few of the events himself.