Johnson was warned against claiming all guidance was followed – but he did it anyway
The former prime minister faces a live grilling by the Privileges Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
The former prime minister faces a live grilling by the Privileges Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
The former prime minister described the deal as "not acceptable".
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.
“It would be an utter joke", Lord Hayward said.
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.
It comes after a senior Tory MP said he should ‘absolutely not’ give his father a knighthood.
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