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manchestereveningnews.co.ukBoris Johnson has been fined for attending his own birthday party in the Cabinet Room during Covid lockdown. The prime minister is among the latest raft of event attendees fined by the Met Police, along with his wife Carrie Johnson and the chancellor Rishi Sunak.
He is now facing repeated calls to step down as prime minister. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions, urged Mr Johnson to resign as he noted that the police’s decision marked the “first time in the history of our country that a prime minister has been found to be in breach of the law".
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said we are now seeing "a government in crisis neglecting a country in crisis". He said: “Parliament must be recalled for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister.” Mr Johnson confirmed he has paid his fine as he offered an apology for the "mistake".
He said it “did not occur” to him that the gathering in the Cabinet Room on June 19 in 2020 to mark his 56th birthday was a violation of coronavirus rules.
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