Boris Johnson has referred to as on the privileges committee to launch its report concerning allegations that he lied to MPs about partygate, labelling the committee’s guidelines as “absurdly unfair.” The former prime minister has been accused by the cross-party group of MPs of deliberately misleading parliament with claims that COVID laws had been adhered to always within Downing Street in the course of the pandemic. Johnson has urged the committee to publish the report at once, stating, “let the world judge their nonsense.”
The privileges committee acquired “further representations” from Johnson’s authorized group late on Monday evening because the group was finalising the inquiry. The nature of those submissions has not been disclosed, but it’s anticipated that their publication might be delayed as a result. A spokesperson for the committee confirmed that they are addressing these new representations and will report promptly.
Johnson has previously criticised the seven-member committee, which is chaired by Labour MP Harriet Harman and has a Conservative majority, as a “kangaroo court docket.” He made these feedback when announcing his departure from the Commons on Friday after receiving a draft of the committee’s findings. Professional has been speculated that the committee had been contemplating a 20-day suspension as punishment for lying, which may have led to a recall petition and potential by-election. Although Johnson can’t be suspended now that he has resigned, he might be denied a parliamentary move provided to former MPs, a sanction that was imposed on ex-Commons speaker John Bercow after a bullying report..