credibility and therefore, to be honest, i think the only advice is he s only way back. as has been suggested, the potentialfuture for him as an after dinner speaker and he is a good speaker, a very good in that kind of environment. there may also be a role for him on television. alarm as a politician, i think frankly n0- alarm as a politician, i think frankly no. thanks - alarm as a politician, i think frankly no. thanks for - alarm as a politician, i think frankly no. thanks for that. | alarm as a politician, i think - frankly no. thanks for that. always with a historical frankly no. thanks for that. always with a historical reference - frankly no. thanks for that. always with a historical reference as - frankly no. thanks for that. always with a historical reference as well, | with a historical reference as well, professor. we had reaction and from the labour party and the dams, and now from the snp. not a single tear will be shared tonight in scotland at this news, an
like, it is a report of two halves. one half like, it is a report of two halves. one half is like, it is a report of two halves. one half is looking at the issue that 0ne half is looking at the issue that has one half is looking at the issue that has been investigated for months. that has been investigated for months, did borisjohnson mislead parliament. was it deliberate, knowingly, orwas parliament. was it deliberate, knowingly, or was it recklessly misleading? they found that on that day she misleading? they found that on that day she did deliberately mislead parliament, he could not reasonably have thought that there were not parties have thought that there were not parties when he was telling parliament that there were not. but, ithink parliament that there were not. but, i think that parliament that there were not. but, i think that the more interesting thing i think that the more interesting thing in i think that the more interesting thing in some ways is the sec
today, let alone week to week, month to month, and year to year. so who knows month to month, and year to year. so who knows where we are going to be on a year s who knows where we are going to be on a year s time, or that next general on a year s time, or that next general election. so election. so he can t general election. so election. so he can t really general election. so election. so he can t really rely on what he might expect can t really rely on what he might expect this move to do. interesting. doctor sam expect this move to do. interesting. doctor sam pollard, expect this move to do. interesting. doctor sam pollard, thanks - expect this move to do. interesting. doctor sam pollard, thanks for - expect this move to do. interesting. j doctor sam pollard, thanks for that. and we can speak now to alice to candle, a familiarface, too many. alastair, thank you for coming on the programme. alastair, thank you for coming on the programme- alastair, thank you for coming
people talking about the nature of taking responsibility, of honour in politics but ultimately, politics is about getting power and holding onto it, isn t it? do you think that, you know, our democracy is poorer today as a result of this entire episode? i think it is, actually. it is to be the case that people resigned on a matter of honour. lord carrington resigned over the falklands crisis. you could even say david cameron resigned on a matter of honour because he lost the brexit referendum. amber rudd resigned because she had misled parliament, even though she did so inadvertently, but she still resigned. borisjohnson is clinging on, claiming that he is. correcting the record in parliament and claiming he did not know when he said in december that no rules had been broken and it was an inadvertent thing and all in good faith. firstly, idon t inadvertent thing and all in good faith. firstly, i don t know whether people will believe that, whether he could have attended several of thes