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Boris Johnson is believed to have attended at least six illegal parties investigated by the Met, meaning his fine - announced today - could have been for any one or even all of them.

He today became the first serving Prime Minister in history to be penalised for law-breaking after receiving a fixed-penalty notice (FPN) for attending a Cabinet room birthday party arranged by his wife.

Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... downing street apologises to buckingham palace, after two parties were held at number 10 the night before the funeral of the duke of edinburgh. when i heard about this i was of course very, very concerned. i understand that people across the country are angry about what has happened. further revelations this evening: another leaving event took place in the cabinet office in december 2020 for the then—head of the governments covid taskfor...

UK Government staff have been fined for attending a leaving do during lockdown for an official who helped write the Covid rules, it has been…

The send-off for Kate Josephs, the director-general of the Cabinet Offices Covid-19 taskforce, is the latest said to be subject to penalties.

In a round of interviews this morning, Welsh Secretary Simon Hart argued that voters would want contrition and an apology for inappropriate behaviour.

The police action over the event in No10 in April 2021 marks the closest the probe has come yet to Boris Johnson - although the PM was not at the event itself.

The Laos National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has reversed an unpopular decision by the Ministry of Education and Sports that had seen some face-to-face preschool and primary school classes closed, reports Laotian Times.

Maria Caulfield, 48, the Tory MP for Lewes, was asked if the Prime Minister misled Parliament over parties at No 10 during lockdown and whether he should resign.

The Labour leader told Sky News families of politicians should not be brought into political arguments, but defended partys scrutiny of Boris Johnsons wife Carrie.