Interim report says evidence strongly suggests breaches of Covid rules would have been obvious to former prime minister during lockdown
Fri Mar 3 2023 - 13:03
In an update of its work which will be used as a basis for its questioning of the former leader, a cross-party panel of politicians known formally as the Privileges Committee said it had collected evidence from multiple witnesses about the parties, but that Mr Johnson had as yet to provide them with a written submission.
The cross-party committee said the House of Commons may have been misled multiple times as they set up a live showdown with the former prime minister for later this month.Mr Johnson released a statement claiming the inquiry’s interim report showed he was being “vindicated” as he raised concern about investigator Sue Gray’s move to Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer’s office.
“There is evidence that those who were advising Mr Johnson about what to say to the press and in the House were themselves struggling to contend that some gatherings were within the rules.”
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