Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are to be fined for their attendance of lockdown-breaking parties, Number 10 told reporters today.
The prime minister and chancellor are among 50 people to receive fines for illegal Downing Street parties so far, although police have yet to conclude their investigation and this number could rise.
People who breach coronavirus restrictions are given a fixed penalty notice (FPN) – a relatively low-level punishment that is handed out without the need for anyone to go to court. Instead, they can contest their innocence by refusing to pay the fine. Some 124,626 COVID-related FPNs have been issued to the public in the last two years.
