UK Minister Resigns Over ‘Repeated Rule-Breaking’ in Downing Street During COVID-19 Lockdown

A group of police officers walk through Downing Street, in London, during a protest outside the gates on April 13, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/PA

A Conservative peer has resigned as justice minister of the UK government, saying the “repeated rule-breaking” in Downing Street during the COVID-19 lockdown is “inconsistent with the rule of law.”

David Wolfson, a member of the House of Lords who has served as a minister in the Ministry of Justice since December 2020, quit on April 13 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were fined by police for breaching CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions.