No 10 denies PM fined again as source says at least one new fine issued for 20 May party and Tory MPs reconsider his survivability
Boris Johnson is facing deepening peril over the Partygate scandal after a source said a fine had been issued for a second event attended by the prime minister, while seniorOn Friday evening, No 10 was forced to deny Johnson had received another fixed penalty notice for a “bring your own booze”In January, Johnson admitted attending the event – held during the first national lockdown when indoor and outdoor social mixing were banned – for about 25 minutes but claimed he “”.
During an overshadowed trade trip to India, Johnson admitted he had got a “pretty good kick” from his backbenchers after the He revealed MPs were “looking around” to gauge who would be the most suitable replacement for Johnson and said: “They won’t necessarily admit it but that is the reality.” However, he told the Guardian: “We’ll wait to see what happens at the end of this. The majority of the public are sick and tired of the story; Conservative MPs are sick and tired of the story.
“We cannot have a situation where it is one rule for politicians and another rule for everyone else,” he said. “I can assure you that I am taking the appropriate action to defend integrity in public life.”
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