British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. File photoMOSCOW, June 16British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's ethics adviser Christopher Geidt announced his resignation amid the prime minister's covid party scandal, according to a release on the government's website. that I am resigning my post as independent ministerial adviser,” Geidt said in a press release. may constitute a violation of the ministerial code.» British Ombudsman to the Prime Minister for Combating Corruption, John Penrose, resigned on June 6 amid the forthcoming no-confidence procedure against Johnson. parties at the Downing Street Government House during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Matters were exacerbated when it was revealed that two more parties had taken place on April 16, 2021 — the eve of Prince Philip's funeral, when restrictions were still in place in the United Kingdom and national mourning was declared. Johnson later apologized and said he paid the fine issued by the Metropolitan Police.
