with their counteroffensive. but first, we are going to focus in on a monumental day here in uk politics the release of the parliamentary report into boris johnson. the report by the privileges committee found that the former prime minister deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties at 10 downing street when coronavirus lockdown measures were in place. the committee says it would have recommended suspending him as an mp for 90 days if he hadn t already stood down from the role after he saw the report last week. it also recommends the former pm should not get a pass which allows ex mps to access parliament after they leave. mrjohnson has admitted his statements about the parties misled parliament, but denied doing so intentionally or recklessly, saying, this is rubbish. this is a lie. we will have some reaction to the report shortly, but first, here s our political editor chris mason. so many chapters of borisjohnson s life have his relationship with the truth ru
in their report before they did and that he was complicit in a campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee. look at what else the committee had to say. it takes aim at the frequency with which he closed his mind to the truth . and it said some of mrjohnson s denials and explanations were so disingenuous that they were deliberate attempts to mislead . is this the end, mrjohnson? we re shouting at borisjohnson because he said no to an interview. he put out a written statement instead claiming the report is rubbish, a lie, deranged, absurd and complete tripe . have you run out of road? and he said.
wanting to look like he s getting on with the job on an immigration raid in west london. you re talking about a report that i haven t seen and no one else has seen. it wouldn t right to comment on it in advance of it coming out and being published. so he didn t fancy saying very much, but little tongue tie from the opposition parties today. borisjohnson is not only a lawbreaker, but a liar. | he s not fit for public office, and he s disgraced himself. and continues to act like a pound shop trump in the way in which he tries to discredit - anybody who criticises his actions. he s built his entire career as a politician on being very shady with the truth, and what the committee has found is that he purposely lied to parliament as prime minister. today, the final page turns on the former prime minister, covid rule breaking and the truth. the big question is whether the book is now closed for good on boris johnson.
life have his relationship with the truth running straight through them. today, the latest chapter. a committee of his peers throwing the book at him. was he honest about what went on in downing street during the very covid restrictions he d imposed on the rest of us? all guidance was followed completely during number 10. really? there was no party, and that no covid rules were broken. a senior civil servant, sue gray, investigated. so, too, the police. today, another page turns. the conclusion devastating for mrjohnson. let s be blunt, this report concludes that he lied. it says he deliberately misled mps, he deliberately misled the committee. he breached their confidence by saying out loud what was
you ve been there and seen it with your own eyes. harriet harman is the labour mp who chaired this investigation. he claims she was prejudiced against him from the outset given things she had previously said. the report says its members were informed by the facts. jacob rees mogg was knighted by borisjohnson and served in his cabinet. what did he make of the report? well, i think it s overbaked. i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity, and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work to the committee s favour or advantage. is this the end for borisjohnson, no way back from this? there s easily a way back. because the great virtue of our system is that parliament can chuck you out, can chuck you out again and suspend you, but if voters send you back, then back you come. the report today came out at 9am, but the prime minister managed to find himself in front of the cameras earlier than that.