Timeline: all the lockdown breaches by politicians and government employees so far
Ministers, government advisers and their associates began breaching lockdown restrictions almost as soon as they were imposed.
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Emma Haslett
Emma Haslett is the group managing editor at New Statesman Media Group.
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