PARTYGATE PROBE
Police issue another 50 Partygate fines but ‘Boris Johnson not among them’
ANOTHER 50 partygate fines have been handed out to Downing Street lockdown breakers - but Boris Johnson is understood to have escaped another one.
So far cops have doled out a whopping 100 fixed penalty notices to politicians and aides caught partying in Downing Street while the rest of the country were under virtual house arrest.
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And even more are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
The Met Police announced the latest tranche this morning - now local elections are over.
The PM, his wife Carrie and Rishi Sunak have all previously been fined for attending an ill-fated birthday bash for Boris in June 2020.
It plunged Boris’ political career into turmoil and fuelled leadership plotting from Tory rebels.
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Boris has apologised “unreservedly” to the nation for breaking rules.
He has repeatedly insisted he had no idea that the brief happy birthday gathering in Downing Street - where he lives and works - flouted lockdown rules.
He has refused calls to quit as PM over the fine - saying he is determined to get on with running the country.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was leading calls for Boris’ head over the breaches.
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But he is now the one feeling the heat and battling for his own political career after he was snapped allegedly breaking lockdown by tucking into a beer and curry dinner indoors while on a trip to Durham last year.
Sir Keir has said he will quit as party leader if he is fined.
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