No 10 defends partygate probe MPs after Johnson criticises ‘kangaroo court’
The Privileges Committee’s report on whether Johnson lied to Parliament with his partygate assurances could be released within days.
The Privileges Committee’s report on whether Johnson lied to Parliament with his partygate assurances could be released within days.
The Prime Minister had accused his predecessor of asking him to overrule a vetting panel over his House of Lords nominations.
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his one-time Conservative ally asked him to ‘do something I wasn’t prepared to do’.
The former chancellor told parliament that he "did not attend any parties" in December 2021. He received a FPN just months after.
Keir Starmer has gone in two-footed on Rishi Sunak and the Tories, demanding that they let the public have their say on '13 years of failure'.
“I’ve today informed the chief whip that I will be standing down as a Member of Parliament with immediate effect."
He even hinted at a comeback even as he resigned as an MP, saying he was leaving Parliament ‘at least for now’.
Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock called for action from the PM amid speculation the list could be published imminently.
At 43, Mr Sunak is the youngest leader in the G7 group of industrial democracies, while Mr Biden is the oldest at 80.
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