Boris Johnson braced for more fines after resignation of his justice minister

Downing Street sources said they were awaiting the outcome of the ongoing Scotland Yard inquiry after Mr Johnson conceded more fines could follow, having reportedly attended six of the 12 events under investigation

Boris Johnson. File Picture: Aaron Chown/PA

Boris Johnson was braced to potentially receive further fines for breaches of coronavirus laws after his justice minister resigned over the “repeated rule-breaking” in Downing Street.

Conservative peer David Wolfson said he had “no option” other than to quit because the scale and nature of the events determined by police to be breaches so far are “inconsistent with the rule of law”.