what is expected to be a busy afternoon in the house of commons where we are awaiting the prime minister to issue a prime minister regarding the fines over the so called partygate scandal, and we have had an update from the house of commons that is now sitting after the easter holidays and we are told that the speaker will allow the labour party to put forward a motion for debate on thursday. this debate will centre on whether the prime minister, borisjohnson, misled minister, boris johnson, misled parliament, minister, borisjohnson, misled parliament, and they have been accusations especially from the labour leader about whether boris johnson deliberately misled parliament and that would be a breach of the parliamentary rules and would normally trigger a resignation so what we are hearing is that on thursday the speaker of the house of commons has allowed a motion for debate that will take place on thursday related to whether the prime minister misled
Following a police fine earlier this week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing demands to quit as he is accused of breaking strict COVID-19 lockdown rules by attending a party at Downing Street.
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the british prime minister has apologized and paid his fine, but is refusing to resign for his role in the so-called partygate scandal. boris johnson and chancellor of the exchequer are among those fined by london s metropolitan police for attending illegal parties in government buildings during covid lockdowns. cnn s nara bashir picks up the story from there. reporter: in yet another shocking development in britain s partygate scandal, prime minister boris johnson along with his chancellor and his wife carrie johnson has been issued with a fixed penalty notice for taking part in social gatherings in breach of covid regulations. now this fine in particular centers around a social gathering which took place in june 2020. we ve heard from the prime minister.
The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have dismissed demands for their resignation after being fined by police for breaking lockdown rules in Downing Street in June 2020.