Boris Johnson admitted false information about the “Partygate” affair in parliament on Tuesday, but the former British prime minister strictly rejected any intention. Johnson said the responsible committee could not provide any evidence that he had knowingly misled Parliament.
If an MP is found to have lied to the House of Commons, he risks suspension, which in turn could result in the loss of his mandate. Johnson, who resigned last summer following a series of scandals under pressure from his party, will testify on Wednesday before a parliamentary committee investigating his conduct in the affair.
He accepts that some of his statements “misled the House of Commons” and apologises, Johnson said. However, at no point did he want to hide anything, instead stating what he believed to be the truth at the time. The former Prime Minister’s written defense stated that he had no way of knowing what subsequent investigations into the Downing Street lockdown parties would reveal.
The preliminary report weighed heavily on Johnson
A preliminary report from the committee previously weighed heavily on Johnson. The evidence suggested that it must have been “abundantly obvious” to the former prime minister that the illegal lockdown celebrations in Downing Street were in breach of corona rules, it said at the time.
Great for attending lockdown parties
Johnson had repeatedly denied that any rules had been broken in Downing Street. He was fined for attending a lockdown event.
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