Johnson refuses to resign after being fined for breaching hygiene rules – 04/13/2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to step down after being fined for breaching his government’s coronavirus lockdown rules, saying he would redouble his efforts to strengthen the economy and respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine.

London police fined Johnson and others on Tuesday for attending the Prime Minister’s birthday party at their Downing Street offices on June 19, 2020. The penalty made Johnson the first prime minister. A British man broke the law while in office.

“I understand the outrage many will feel that I myself have failed to abide by the very rules that the government I lead has put in place to protect the public, and I wholeheartedly accept that people have a right to expect more,” Johnson said. yesterday. “Now I feel even more committed to fulfilling the priorities of the British people,” he added.

The fine followed a police investigation and months of questions about parties in government offices who violated the restrictions. Opposition MPs demanded Johnson’s resignation, arguing that the fines imposed on him and Treasury chief Rishi Sunak were evidence of “criminality” at the heart of the government. Source: Associated Press.