Partygate fine does not mean Johnson broke ministerial code, says Raab

Justice secretary says Johnson only unintentionally' broke law as ethics adviser reportedly threatens to quit

Boris Johnson's deputy has insisted the prime minister did not breach the ministerial code even though he was fined by police for attending a No 10 party in lockdown, as the government's ethics chief reportedly threatened to quit over the scandal.

Dominic Raab, the deputy prime minister and justice secretary, said on Wednesday that Johnson had only unintentionally" and inadvertently" broken the law by attending a birthday gathering in No 10 during lockdown, which led to him being fined by police.