welcome, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start by going to westminster. in the next 30 minutes mps will debate that dramatic report from last week which found boris johnson repeatedly misled parliament about lockdown parties at downing street. he called that conclusions arranged and described the committee which carried out the investigation as a kangaroo court. they recommended a 90 day suspension but mrjohnson had stood down as an mp. 0ne mrjohnson had stood down as an mp. one more thing to the mix, the bbc has seen in invitation to a jingle and mingle event from december 2020, held at conservative headquarters when london was under cupboard restrictions banning indoor socialising. video of the event emerged over the weekend showing a roomful of people in close proximity with some apparentlyjoking about covid regulations. let s bring you the latest. rishi sunak is not expected to attend this afternoon s debate. the prime ministe
and no amendments have been tabled against the motion today. votable. the committee s report found that mrjohnson deliberately misled the house and the committee, and in doing so, committed a serious contempt. it also found that mr johnson breached confidence, undermined the democratic process of this house, and was complicit in a campaign ofabuse this house, and was complicit in a campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee. i will shortly. intimidation of the committee. i willshortly. it intimidation of the committee. i will shortly. it is for members to decide whether these findings, conclusions and sanctions they propose are correct and reasonable, and that is the question in front of us today. i give way. i’m and that is the question in front of us today. i give way. us today. i give way. i m very crateful us today. i give way. i m very grateful to us today. i give way. i m very grateful to hear us today. i give way. i m very grateful to hear forgiving -
restrictions banning indoor socialising. video of the event emerged over the weekend showing a roomful of people in close proximity with some apparentlyjoking about covid regulations. let s bring you the latest. rishi sunak is not expected to attend this afternoon s debate. the prime minister ignored the media s questions on the subject when welcoming the swedish prime minister to downing street.- when welcoming the swedish prime minister to downing street. where is our minister to downing street. where is your leadership. minister to downing street. where is your leadership, prime minister to downing street. where is your leadership, prime minister? - minister to downing street. where is | your leadership, prime minister? why are you not engaging in the boris johnson debate? has borisjohnson damaged the reputation of the conservative party? h0 damaged the reputation of the conservative party? damaged the reputation of the conservative pa ? ., ., , ., ., , conservative party? no an
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closing remarks, which is why what we do this afternoon, whichever way we do this afternoon, whichever way we decide to vote or not to vote, why it matters. the real world consequences of a vote today may seem to come down to whether the former memberfor seem to come down to whether the former member for uxbridge seem to come down to whether the former memberfor uxbridge has seem to come down to whether the former member for uxbridge has a pass to the estate, and our constituents may not appreciate why we are focused on contempt towards the house, as opposed to contempts they may feel have been made against them. the lockdown breaches themselves, which great hard with those who sacrificed so much to keep us safe. which grate hard. orfor others, on wider issues such as the debasement of our honour system. but we would be wrong to think there is no meaningful consequence to our actions this afternoon. the work of