Commenting on the news that both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been fined over lockdown parties, Luke Pollard MP said:

“Boris Johnson lied to the House of Commons and he lied to the British people. He and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak both broke the law, having wild parties in Downing Street while the rest of us were in lockdown.

“Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak must now resign. If they fail to do the right thing there is no other option but for Conservative MPs to remove them.

“They are totally unfit to govern. Britain deserves better than this.”