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Who has been fined over coronavirus breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are among those who have paid fines for breaking the rules.

The Independent UK

Carrie Johnson to be fined for breaking Covid lockdown rules

Mrs Johnson had in the past dismissed claims she had held parties in her Downing Street flat.

The Independent UK

Downing Street parties timeline as Johnson and Sunak to be fined

Scotland Yard has now made at least 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices – up from 20 at the end of March.

The Independent UK

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Fifty Partygate fines handed out in police probe into Downing Street parties

Boris Johnson faces fresh calls to resign as a further 30 fines are set to be issued by the Met Police Downing Street parties unit - 'shredding' the PM's claims no laws were broken

Daily Mirror

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Independent UK

‘Homes for Ukraine’ is just a slogan – as I found out by trying to welcome a refugee

Britain’s flagship scheme for matching hosts with refugees is another of the government’s inflated promises – and equally empty, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

‘Fines issued over leaving party for Covid taskforce official'

Event was held when London was under Tier 3 restrictions

Wales Online

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‘Fines issued over leaving party for official who helped write Covid rules’

Attendees at Kate Josephs’ farewell event on December 17 2020 have been issued with fixed-penalty notices, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson news - live: Channel 4 privatisation may be ‘revenge’ for Brexit coverage, Tory MP suggests

Former ethics chief named as first to receive £50 fine over leaving do during strict coronavirus lockdown

The Independent UK

Former ethics chief issues apology after being fined for party during lockdown

She was among the initial group of people to be issued with an FPN following the Metropolitan Police investigation

Wales Online

Tuesday briefing: Fears of more atrocities in Ukraine grow

Zelenskiy to address UN security council after Bucha killings … Whitehall braces for Partygate fallout … and is this the beginning of the end for soap operas?

The Guardian - AU

‘Partygate’: Whitehall braced for top staff to be implicated in Sue Gray report

Exclusive: civil service source cites concern over possible evidence senior officials knowingly broke rules

The Guardian - UK

Government’s former ethics chief supplied karaoke machine for Downing Street party

The leaving do for a Downing Street aide took place on Whitehall during lockdown

The Independent UK

First Partygate staff member breaks cover to apologise for raucous lockdown bash

Police investigating Downing Street parties have handed fixed penalty notices to 20 staff over Partygate, including Helen MacNamara, a former Whitehall ethics boss

Daily Mirror

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Partygate: Rees-Mogg insists Johnson didn't mislead MPs and blames 'inhuman' Covid rules

Jacob Rees-Mogg refused to apologise for branding the row over law-breaking Downing Street parties as 'fluff' and 'fundamentally trivial'

Evening Standard

‘Just be honest’: Boris Johnson warned not to cover Partygate fine recipients

Boris Johnson has been warned against covering up for those who receives fines in the Downing Street partygate scandal.

Daily Record

Partygate: Former ethics chief 'fined' over karaoke night during covid lockdown

Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice .

Daily Mirror

Partygate: Former Whitehall ethics chief 'fined over lockdown karaoke party'

Helen MacNamara was named among the first people handed fixed penalty notices by police investigating Downing Street parties

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Wales Online

Woman in charge of Government ethics among first to get Partygate fine

Helen MacNamara was director general of propriety and ethics in the Cabinet Office

The Independent UK

Former Whitehall ethics chief ‘fined over Cabinet Office leaving party’

Reports suggest fines also issued over party night before Prince Philip’s funeral

The Independent UK

Ex-Government ethics chief reportedly fined over ‘partygate’ scandal

Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists must be free to communicate without politicians’ spin

Whether it’s about Covid or badger culls, the science can be unclear. But the public must hear about it from the researchers not government press officers

The Independent UK

First fines arrive for Whitehall party lockdown offences

A number of £50 fixed penalty notices have reportedly begun arriving in the email inboxes of junior civil servants.

The Independent UK

‘Facts not in dispute’ over whether fines mean laws were broken – No 10

Downing Street said the Prime Minister’s ‘position’ prevented him from commenting until the partygate investigation is over.

The Independent UK

Second Cabinet minister says law was broken in partygate saga

Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the Metropolitan Police’s decision to issue the fines meant criminality had been discovered.

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