Jacob Rees-Mogg claims partygate fines 'not most important issue'

Rylan Clark found himself embroiled in a surprise Twitter feud with none other than former Conservative party MP Edwina Currie on Monday, after Rylan tweeted about Boris Johnson’s upcoming fine for his lockdown birthday party, which took place in 2020. Commenting on the latest 'Partygate' news, Rylan tweeted on Tuesday: “He’s [Boris Johnson] officially broke the law.That's it ain't it?” The tweet landed him in hot water with I’m A Celebrity 2014 contestant Edwina, who told him to “get real”. In her reply to the former This Morning guest presenter’s post on Wednesday, Edwina wrote: “No, it isn't.

Lanarkshire politicians are calling for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak after the pair were fined for having parties in Downing Street during lockdown.

'The Prime Minister must stand down over the Partygate fine scandal' - that's the view of Rutherglen's MSP.

This Morning viewers were not impressed when talk turned to Boris Johnson's partygate scandal.The Prime Minister last night (April 12) announced he had been fined by The Metropolitan Police after it was confirmed he attended lockdown parties at 10 Downing Street.Boris said: "Today I've received a fixed penalty notice from the Metropolitan Police relating to a Downing Street Event on 19 June 2020."Let me say immediately, I have paid the fine and want to offer a full apology."During a discussion, LBC broadcaster Nick Ferrari claimed that Boris may be sorry after his scandal was brought to light after the PM paid a fine.Reflecting on the PM, he said: "Boris is the ultimate Marmite politician, you go in liking the guy or loathing him and all this will do is underscore that."That apology you played a little earlier on I think it's enough for now, within the last MP has called on me saying he has to go, I don't think the dam will break."Nick continued: "I don't think there's an appetite to get rid of the Prime Minister at this time, he's just about done enough."As Camilla [Tominey] referenced, there could be more down the way, there's the Sue Grey report, we've got The Met with their enquiries and the Sue Grey report."This is someone who sits above Parliament and investigates all parliamentary affairs, we still don't know that –if we have another party with another Tupperware cake and there was another packet of cheesy Wotsits or whatever, that could be ugly but at the moment, I think he's just ahead of the game."Nick also appeared to suggest that doctors and nurses had also been consuming cake and drinking prosecco on shift during the pandemic.Fans instantly took to social media, sharing their rage over the news, with one

BBC presenter was caught on camera showing a very "British" moment as he tried to hold a sneeze in the middle of his live report. News reader Shaun Ley was on the afternoon news, giving updates on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak's fine over their alleged breaches of lockdown allegations.

Beastie Boys and The Clash – see footage below.Protests broke out after Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were given fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.At the protests, many played Beastie Boys’ legendary track ‘Fight For Your Right’, which has become an unofficial protest anthem over the series of protests around partygate.On the BBC’s 10 O’Clock News last night, the sounds of The Clash’s ‘I Fought The Law’ could also be heard over the news report.See footage of the protests and their soundtrack below.Someone is playing “I Fought The Law And The Law Won” at Downing Street over the news at Ten. Steve, you’re an absolute legend.

Piers Morgan has called for Boris Johnson to be sacked as Prime Minister after the politician got fined by police over breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. Metropolitan Police confirmed on Tuesday (April 12) that Mr Johnson, his wife Carrie Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will all be given fixed after attending parties at Downing Street during the height of the pandemic.He has become the first-ever serving Prime Minister of the UK to be sanctioned for rule-breaking after attending his own birthday party on June 19 2020, when the rest of the country was in lockdown.Former Good Morning Britain Piers is not one to shy away from sharing his opinion and he took to Twitter to share his views.He began: "How does a serving Prime Minister survive being fined by police for breaking laws that he enforced on the rest of the country?” "He clearly misled Parliament at best, deliberately lied to Parliament at worst.

Covid fines are making headlines as the PM and Chancellor of the Exchequer have been hit with fines for lockdown parties.

A South Ayrshire MSP has called for the heads of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Chancellor Rishi Sunak - after they were hit with police fines.

Boris Johnson has paid his fixed penalty notice and has offered a 'fulsome apology' after he was fined for attending a 'surprise birthday party' at Downing Street as the country faced tight coronavirus restrictions. In a statement to the nation today, the PM addressed the gathering and said he 'understands the anger' people are feeling.

Police have announced more fines for breaches of Covid-19 rules and regulations at the top levels of government.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Johnson’s wife Carrie are all set to be fined by the London Metropolitan Police for breaking lockdown rules in the UK in 2020 and 2021.

The Prime Minister’s wife will join her husband in being fined by the police over the partygate scandal.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will both face fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, said: “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.

Keir Starmer has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak to quit after it emerged they will be fined over partygate.

Naman Ramachandran London’s Metropolitan Police will fine U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak over lockdown violations in 2020 and 2022.In what has been dubbed “Partygate” by the British media, it emerged towards the end of last year that there were a series of parties in the Prime Minister’s residence, No.

Police have handed out dozens of further fines as the investigation into 'partygate' continues. Scotland Yard said officers have now made more than 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office over breaches of Covid-19 regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street.

Police have now made more than 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office over breaches of covid regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street.

Boris Johnson had yet to be held accountable for breaking his own laws due to “corruption”.John, 82, took to Twitter this afternoon to call out Boris Johnson, 57, and the government in front of his 5.7 million followers. Earlier today, journalist Matthew Stadlen tweeted out: “It's been over seven weeks since Boris Johnson handed in his partygate questionnaire to the Met police. “Does anyone know why it’s taking them so long to work out whether the Prime Minister brJohn Cleese then responded to the tweet, claiming that the government was “corrupt”.He wrote: “Corruption, corruption, corruption...“On a scale that was unimaginable a few years ago.“Throw them out.“And then… throw them in.”Police are continuing to investigate a number of parties that happened at Downing Street and have already handed out at least 20 fixed penalty notices to staff who attended lockdown-flouting gatherings during the pandemic.Detectives are investigating 12 events, including six gatherings the Prime Minister is believed to have attended.Boris was not included in the first wave of fines, which is understood to contain only the most straight-forward cases.John’s followers took to the comments section to share their views on the situation.Grezz Mono wrote: “It's obvious why it's taken so long.They are seeing how he can get away with it. “When anyone else breaks the law, we do not get sent a questionnaire to fill out at our convenience!!! It's a very unfunny joke! Blissful wishes.”Richard Stone added: “Because he did break them, but the Met is afraid to declare it. What's so hard about that?”Keith Bryan commented: “No chance.

Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in a rocket strike on an eastern Ukrainian train station used for evacuating civilians. More than 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in the Donetsk region, in the city of Kramatorsk, when two rockets hit the station, according to the head of Ukraine’s railways Olexander Kamyshin.

Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has urged the government to “fix the UK’s visa process for Ukrainians” amid the ongoing Russian invasion of the country, revealing that she has pledged to host a family at Worthy Farm.As BBC News reports, the government launched its ‘Homes For Ukraine’ scheme last month in a bid to house refugees who are caught up in the current humanitarian crisis, which is now in its sixth week.Each participating household is being offered £350 (tax-free), and is not expected to cover food and living costs but can do so if they wish. Over 100,000 UK citizens and organisations signed up within the first day – with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling the level of support “fantastic”.However, numerous glitches and delays in the application process have since been reported.