Stephen presses Prime Minister on police fines

On 19 April, the Prime Minister - Boris Johnson - gave an update to the House of Commons. This followed the revelation that he had been issued a fine from the police for breaking lockdown rules.

Johnson has been issued a fixed-penalty notice for breaking Covid-19 laws whilst attending a party in No 10 Downing Street last year. The police are still investigating a number of other parties he is alleged to have attended. Johnson has given a full apology and resisted calls to resign.

During the statement in the House of Commons, Stephen asked “does the Prime Minister recognise that there is a very serious problem for the long term in leaving a lawbreaker in charge of the lawmakers?

You can watch Stephen’s full question, and the Prime Minister’s response, below.