UK’s Johnson Says Partygate Fine Did Not Breach Ministerial Code, Citing Lack of ‘Intent’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a visit to the CityFibre Training Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, Britain, on May 27, 2022. James Glossop/Pool via Reuters

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies breaking the ministerial code over the “partygate” scandal, stressing that there was “no intent” to breach COVID-19 lockdown rules.

Johnson, his wife Carrie, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were all fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday gathering for the prime minister in No. 10 Downing Street in June 2020.