‘Utterly cynical manoeuvre’ John Cleese lashes out at Tories over Boris Johnson inquiry

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"I’m very sorry to say this, but I no longer think he is worthy of the great office he holds.”The PM offered a “wholehearted apology” yesterday after being issued with a fixed-penalty notice for attending a gathering in the cabinet room to celebrate his 56th birthday.Boris insisted, however, that he had not misled the Commons when he said last December that Covid rules were followed at all times in Downing Street. “It did not occur to me, then or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on Covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules,” he said.At a meeting of Tory MPs last night, Boris again expressed “genuine regret”, but urged colleagues to unite behind him.

He was flanked as he arrived by Rishi Sunak, who delayed a trip to the US to show support for him. During the meeting, the Prime Minister attacked the BBC and the Archbishop of Canterbury over criticism of the government’s plans to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda..