Justice Minister Lord Wolfson resigns over partygate

The justice minister has resigned from the government after the prime minister received a police fine for violating quarantine rules.

In a statement posted on Twitter, Lord Wolfson said he could no longer “serve with great regret” in Boris Johnson’s government.

“I am very sorry that the sky has fallen prematurely into my current ministerial career, but I have found that, in line with my ministerial and professional commitments to support and uphold the rule of law, I have no choice but to resign,” he said. he said.

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