No 10 refuses to say lockdown laws were broken despite partygate fines

Boris Johnson made his first comments on the partygate affair (/PA)

Boris Johnson insisted he is getting on with the job of running the country as Downing Street refused to accept the law was broken in the partygate scandal.

In his first public comments since the Metropolitan Police issued fines over lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street and Whitehall, Mr Johnson said the “investigators must get on with their job” but “we are going to get on with our job”.