.Ianblackford_MP: If I had withdrawn the remark about Boris Johnson having misled the House of Commons then I would have done the very thing that I've accused the Prime Minister of doing and that would have been lying.' eddiemair
The SNP Westminster leader's spoke to LBC's Eddie Mair after he was earlier today thrown out of the House of Commons for refusing to retract his claim that Boris Johnson "misled the House" in the wake of Sue Gray's report.
It comes after Sue Gray's partygate report, a stripped-down document after the Met asked for "minimal references" to gatherings it is investigating, was published on Monday afternoon. "At least some of the gatherings in question represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time.
"There were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office at different times. Some of the events should not have been allowed to take place. Other events should not have been allowed to develop as they did."Speaking to Ian Blackford, following the SNP MP being thrown out of the Commons, Eddie Mair said: "You were offered the opportunity by the Speaker to temper your remarks.
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