No 10 lockdown fines ‘not most important issue’, says Rees-Mogg

Boris Johnson ally claims PM did not mislead public and defends earlier remarks calling revelations fluff'

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Officials being fined for lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street is not the most important issue in the world" given atrocities in Ukraine, Jacob Rees-Mogg has said, while also arguing that Boris Johnson did not mislead people over the events.

Defending earlier comments that described revelations about the parties as fluff", the Brexit opportunities minister said a more fundamental issue to be discussed was whether the Covid rules in place at the time were too rigid.