Welcome back, everyone. well, the british prime minister has apologized for breaking covid lockdown rules, but he denies doing doit on purpose. boris johnson and the exchequer rishi sunak received some of the dozens of fines issued by london s metropolitan police for attending illegal parties in government buildings during lockdowns. one of those gatherings was held on the prime minister s birthday. he and his wife say they have both paid their fines and the amounts have not been revealed. boris johnson has so far deflected demands for his resignation. and amongst all these engagements on a day that happened to be my birthday, there was a brief gathering in the cabinet room shortly after 2:00 p.m., lasting for less than ten minutes. during which people i work with kindly passed on their good wishes.