Boris Johnson to make ‘full-throated apology’ to MPs over Partygate fine

Last week, Mr Johnson was fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday bash thrown in his honour in the Cabinet room in June 2020, while coronavirus restrictions were in place

Boris Johnson is today expected to make a ‘full-throated apology’ to MPs after he was fined by police for attending a birthday bash in breach of Covid rules (Matt Dunham/PA)

Boris Johnson is today expected to make a “full-throated apology” to MPs after he was fined by police for attending a birthday bash in breach of Covid rules.

But it is reported he will stop short of addressing allegations he instigated a separate lockdown leaving do, as he attempts to convince politicians there are bigger issues to focus on than the Partygate saga.