Boris Johnson will face lawmakers in the Commonwealth on Wednesday after police confirmed that the first wave of 20 fines was imposed for parties that violated the lockdown in Whitehall. Downing Street has now said it will confirm whether Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is among those fined by the Metropolitan Police for the partygate scandal. He had previously said he would announce only one fine received by Boris Johnson and that other officials and special advisers would not be named. However, Mr Johnson’s spokesman said they would clarify the situation with Case, given his “unique position”. Johnson has not yet been notified if he will be fined, his spokesman said, but added that they were “committed” to ensuring that the public would be informed if a warning was given to the prime minister. Twelve events on Downing Street and Whitehall are being investigated between May 2020 and April 2021, six of which the prime minister is said to have attended. Show last update 1648615008

Boris Johnson will face the vote by MPs

Boris Johnson will face lawmakers after the Metropolitan Police concluded that coronavirus laws were violated in the heart of his government. On Tuesday, police confirmed that the first 20 fines had been imposed for the scandal. Mr Johnson is likely to face a difficult question-and-answer session with the Prime Minister and will then endure further vote by senior MPs in the Association Committee. Earlier, Downing Street insisted that the prime minister did not mislead parliament when he claimed that the lockdown rules had been followed. Read more in this full report: Sravasti Dasgupta30 March 2022 05:36 1648611920

Sunak will appear before the deputies in the selected committee of the Ministry of Finance

Sunak will appear before the deputies in the selected committee of the Ministry of Finance Rishi Sunak is facing his first Commons grill since delivering his spring statement, which was widely criticized by lawmakers last week. The chancellor is on the finance committee’s selection committee, where he is being questioned over whether his mini-budget did enough to help Britons with the cost-of-living crisis. We will bring you updates from the session as soon as it starts at 14:40. Sravasti Dasgupta30 March 2022 04:45