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The Prime Minister, who was trying to regain popularity through the Ukrainian conflict, received a fine on Tuesday for the parties organized in Downing Street during the Covid. Already shaken by serious revelations about his tax practices, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has also been punished.
The clouds of the last few weeks, where Boris Johnson’s position had appeared very fragile, seemed totally eclipsed by the war in Ukraine. But this Tuesday, the “partygate” suddenly returned to the face of the British Prime Minister. Police have announced that they have fined him, his wife Carrie and his economy and finance minister, Rishi Sunak, a fine in the case of the parties organized in Downing Street between 2020 and 2021. England was then either confined or subject to strong health restrictions intended to stem the Covid-19 pandemic. And partying, with several people, was then strictly forbidden.
In deciding to impose the fines after a lengthy investigation, police confirm that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, along with a number of Downing Street staff, believed themselves to be above the laws applied to the rest of the England. It is the first time in history that a British Prime Minister has broken the law while in office. “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak repeatedly lied to the British, immediately attacked su…