because we must not tolerate the casual disregard for truth that has become the hallmark of this government. it should shame us all. we are honourable members of parliament. it isn tjust a title. it is something we should hold dear. we should be honourable in what we do in this place. we should be honourable to the people we serve because they have elected us. and democracy demands honourable conduct and we haven t seen much of that over the last few years. and if we allow lies to go unchecked and deceit to become the norm, then our democracy begins to crumble and that s what s been happening. we sit here time and time again, we see ministers coming to the dispatch box and we say, that s not true and then they say, we aren t allowed to say it isn t true. we have to say that they inadvertently misled the house and they will correct the record, and they will correct the record, and they will correct the record, and they never come back. they tell and they never come back. they
accountable if he didn t even understand his own laws? it was the last desperate stand of a desperate man. he tried to treat the committee of the public like idiots. he knew the rules. he broke them and then he lied about it afterwards. not content with these most dishonourable actions, his behaviour during a dark his investigation has been almost contemptible. he has deployed the full trump handbook of trying to burn those around him to save his own skin. not only did the committee found that he misled them in parliament, but he also engaged in parliament, but he also engaged in a campaign of abuse towards their memos billie members to undermine death findings. he called a kangaroo court, theirfindings deranged and called into question their motives and impartiality at every turn. and let s remember, mr deputy speaker, this
happy to see him thrown out of the house. but ultimately, it isn t about that, it is about our system in this place. and we have got to do better. it wasn t easy breaking the convention of the house. you know, i got a lot of abuse by some of the members opposite. you know, how dare she? 0h. she? 0h. .. laughter buts. laughter buts. .. that was laughter buts. that was a laughter buts. .. that was a jacob laughter buts. that was a jacob rees mogg impression! laughter and i do talk about the aftermath of what it was like in my book, a purposeful life. and sometimes i wonder, mr deputy speaker, what is the purpose of parliament if we can t hold ministers to account? if we are just can t hold ministers to account? if we arejust going can t hold ministers to account? if we are just going to allow them to live? and, you know, johnson knew he
parliament. he of course took the current way out and survived all my survive and to instead of basic instead of facing up. a mark of the man if they re everyone s one. he will continue to over nine the attack process trump does. however, i hope that the public now largely see through his bluster. it is now something that his ego will take severely. i sincerely hope he s legacy is seen to be precisely that. he has no power now. make sure he is never allowed it again. as we close the door and borisjohnson, more more is coming out to the public the contempt but those that the
above the law, now one no one is allowed to lie and this is about democracy reasserting itself. said it is difficult to criticise a friend, as she described boris johnson, but voters wouldn t forgive them if they didn t reassert parliament s authority. both sides have reminded parliament s authority. both sides have reminded people parliament s authority. both sides have reminded people about - parliament s authority. both sides| have reminded people about where parliament s authority. both sides - have reminded people about where we were back in 2020 and widest and why people who were unable to see relatives in hospital, why this cuts so deeply to the public. so deeply to the public. that s exactly right- so deeply to the public. that s exactly right. it s so deeply to the public. that s exactly right. it s not - so deeply to the public. that s exactly right. it s not as - so deeply to the public. that s exactly right. it s not as if- so deeply to the public. that sl exact