Boris Johnson has said he understands the anger people will feel that he 'fell short' when it came to keeping to the rules the government introduced during the Covid lockdown in England, but added he did not realise the birthday celebration at No 10 was in breach of the law.

Amid calls for him to resign, he said this experience had made him more determined to level up across the UK and ensure Russia’s war on Ukraine did not succeed

Boris Johnson defies calls to quit after he and Rishi Sunak fined https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/12/boris-johnson-and-rishi-sunak-fined-for-breaking-covid-lockdown-laws

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