in earlier statements to them and he wouldn t resign. but his apology wasn t enough for one former minister who said he d lost confidence in him. the bbc s deputy political editor vicki young has the latest. he may want to talk about something else, but this isn t over yet. reporter: did you lie - to parliament, prime minister? boris johnson s honesty and integrity are being questioned. jeering. many of his mps offered support as he made a choreographed commons entrance with his chancellor. you re cheering a criminal , shouted labour. i now call the prime minister. all he could do was apologise again. it did not occur to me then, or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. i repeat, that was my mistake, and i apologise for it unreservedly. mrjohnson said last
in borisjohnson. the bbc s deputy political editor vicki young has more. he may want to talk about something else, but this isn t over yet. reporter: did you lie - to parliament, prime minister? boris johnson s honesty and integrity are being questioned. jeering and cheering many of his mps offered support as he made a choreographed commons entrance with his chancellor. you re cheering a criminal , shouted labour. i now call the prime minister. all he could do was apologise again. it did not occur to me then, or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. objections i repeat, that was my mistake, and i apologise for it unreservedly. mrjohnson said last week he d been fined for a gathering with colleagues that had lasted just nine minutes.
with his chancellor. you re cheering a criminal , shouted labour. i now call the prime minister. all he could do was apologise again. it did not occur to me then, or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. objections i repeat, that was my mistake, and i apologise for it unreservedly. mrjohnson said last week he d been fined for a gathering with colleagues that had lasted just nine minutes. the labour leader accused him of coming up with insulting and absurd excuses. what a joke. even now, as the latest mealy mouthed apology stumbles out of one side of his mouth, a new set of deflections and distortions pour from the other. but the damage is already done. the public have made
or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. objections i repeat, that was my mistake, and i apologise for it unreservedly. mrjohnson said last week he d been fined for a gathering with colleagues that had lasted just nine minutes. the labour leader accused him of coming up with insulting and absurd excuses. what a joke. even now, as the latest mealy mouthed apology stumbles out of one side of his mouth, a new set of deflections and distortions pour from the other. but the damage is already done. the public have made up their mind. they don t believe a word the prime minister says. the most uncomfortable moment
many of his mps offered support as he made a choreographed commons entrance with his chancellor. you re cheering a criminal , shouted labour. i now call the prime minister. all he could do was apologise again. it did not occur to me then, or subsequently, that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. jeering. i repeat, that was my mistake, and i apologise for it unreservedly. mrjohnson said last week he d been fined for a gathering with colleagues that had lasted just nine minutes. the labour leader accused him of coming up with insulting and absurd excuses. what a joke. even now, as the latest mealy mouthed apology stumbles out of one side of his mouth, a new set of deflections and distortions pour