Gary Lineker posts thinly veiled tweet ahead of Johnson’s Partygate probe
The ex-PM could face a by-election if he is found to have knowingly misled Parliament.
The ex-PM could face a by-election if he is found to have knowingly misled Parliament.
Mr Johnson accepted he misled MPs, but said his denials were made “in good faith” based on what he “honestly” knew at the time.
The former prime minister references a host of key figures in his evidence bundle to the Privileges Committee.
The former prime minister’s legal team handed over a dossier for his defence to the Privileges Committee inquiry.
“It would be an utter joke", Lord Hayward said.
He described the privileges committee as being nothing more than a "political committee against Boris Johnson who had a mandate".
The former prime minister holds a 7,000 vote majority, but his seat is seen as a target for Labour at the next election.
The former prime minister will appear before the Commons Privileges Committee next week for a hearing that will determine his political future.
"Domestic violence is rarely a one off", Kate Osborne MP reminded the Question Time presenter.
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