New Boris Johnson report just dropped.
Yes, it’s the Partygate findings from the House of Commons Committee of Privileges. As expected it’s fairly damning.
A few snippets from the summary of the full 107 page report.
Our democracy depends on MPs being able to trust that what Ministers tell them in the House of Commons is the truth.
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We established that Mr Johnson:
a) had knowledge of the Covid Rules and Guidance
b) had knowledge of breaches of the Rules and Guidance that occurred in No. 10.
c) misled the House
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d) was deliberately disingenuous when he tried to reinterpret his statements to the House to avoid their plain meaning and reframe the clear impression that he intended to give
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if Mr Johnson were still a Member he should be suspended from the service of the House for 90 days for repeated contempts and for seeking to undermine the parliamentary process, by:
a) Deliberately misleading the House
b) Deliberately misleading the Committee
c) Breaching confidence
d) Impugning the Committee and thereby undermining the democratic process of the House
e) Being complicit in the campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the Committee.