‘Partygate’ report that slammed Boris Johnson likely to be backed by U.K. MPs
by the Privileges Committee that found Johnson in contempt of Parliament, and were expected to approve its findings. It was unclear whether there would be a formal vote or whether the report would be approved by acclamation.
But only a handful of his staunchest political allies said they would vote against the committee’s conclusions, and many lawmakers from the governing Conservative Party were absent from the House of Commons benches as the debate began. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, wary of riling Johnson’s remaining supporters, declined to say whether he would participate in the debate.
Memories were revived this week by the Sunday Mirror newspaper’s publication of video showing staffers drinking and dancing at an event at Conservative Party headquarters in December 2020, when people from different households were banned from mixing indoors. It said Johnson “misled the House on an issue of the greatest importance to the House and to the public, and did so repeatedly.”Story continues below advertisement
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