The fact that he was eating chips in lockdown shows what he thought of diktats brought in by his boss. I don’t think eating chips outside in lockdown is a big deal.
As an aside there are calls for outstanding fines to be revoked.
People who “did not realise” they were breaking the law have been fined for Covid rule breaches, it has emerged amid calls for an amnesty on fines in the wake of “partygate..”.
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-12-13/...-remain-unpaid