The government plans to keep secret the names of any ministers, MPs or senior political advisers who are fined for partying during lockdown, it has admitted.
The code of silence has enraged Westminster opposition parties, who say there must be transparency about whether the people who set Covid laws then subsequently broke them.
A Cabinet Office spokesperson told openDemocracy: “Following the long-standing practice of successive administrations, any specific HR action against individuals will remain confidential.”
