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Famous Covid-19 rulebreakers: royals, leaders and reality TV stars
- Politicians and celebrities have found themselves in hot water over Covid-19 rules
- UK PM Boris Johnson the latest to apologise, admits attending lockdown party
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Boris Johnson apologises for attending ‘work’ party during Covid-19 lockdown
Boris Johnson apologises for attending ‘work’ party during Covid-19 lockdown
From British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reality TV star Kim Kardashian, the Dutch royals and now tennis superstar Novak Djokovic, a slew of politicians and celebrities have found themselves in hot water over Covid-19 rules.
Here are some of the most famous offenders:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser Dominic Cummings caused an uproar in Britain after breaching lockdown rules in March 2020 to travel the length of England to be with his parents.
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He later said he took another trip in a car to “check his eyesight” before eventually being forced to step down.
It was to be the first of a long line of Covid-related scandals to rock Johnson and his government.
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British health minister Matt Hancock resigned for breaking the Covid rules he had himself set after being caught on film in a steamy clinch with his lover in his ministry in May 2021.
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