'Boris said nothing wrong was done... it's a lie': MP who lost THREE relatives to Covid speaks out as 'Partygate' fines issued

A Manchester MP who lost three relatives to coronavirus says Boris Johnson must consider taking responsibility as the first 'Partygate' fines are issued.

Afzal Khan lost his mother, his mother-in-law and his father-in-law to Covid in a heartbreaking triple tragedy. But despite families like his following strict rules as they mourned loved ones, a string of alleged lockdown-busting parties took place at 10 Downing Street.

Today (March 29), the Metropolitan Police has announced that 20 fines are set to be issued. With more penalties potentially set to follow as police continue their investigations, Mr Khan believes Boris Johnson must now consider his own responsibilities as Prime Minister.

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He told the Manchester Evening News : "I must say, from all that I have seen and heard, I'm not surprised that people have been issued with fines. But the key point ultimately is whether or not the Prime Minister accepts responsibility, and I think there's also more to come yet.

"It's important that police fully investigate and those that have broken the law should be fined. Then there will be a wider question for the Prime Minister himself for how he wants to take responsibility, both as head [of government] and if he himself has personally broken the law."

After the first stories over alleged lockdown breaches at Number 10 were revealed last autumn, Boris Johnson denied rules had been broken. He told the Commons on December 1 that 'all guidance was followed completely' at 10 Downing Street, as he began facing questions over the scandal.

Under the Ministerial Code, ministers who knowingly mislead Parliament