Two Boris Johnson allies have launched an attack on the upcoming partygate investigation, which could the Prime Minister booted out of the House of Commons.
The inquiry goes back to assurances he gave to parliament that all the rules were being followed in Downing Street during lockdown.constituency would be able to trigger a by-election and vote him out of parliament altogether.
With the Commons Privileges Committee set to press ahead with its work when parliament returns in September, the PM’s outriders have sought to discredit it before it’s even started.Nadine Dorries, who was given the culture secretary job by Mr Johnson, wrote on Twitter: ‘If this witch hunt continues, it will be the most egregious abuse of power witnessed in Westminster.
He said: ‘It is a jury comprised of highly partisan, vengeful & vindictive MPs, nearly all of whom are already on the record viciously attacking the person they are judging. It is an obscene abuse of power.’ A spokesperson for the Privileges Committee denied this, saying: ‘There has been no change to the rules or to terms of reference.
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