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 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 boris johnson because he said no to a
already resigned last week after being given an advanced copy of the report. it also recommends that the former pm should not receive a members pass, which allows access to parliament. borisjohnson admitted his statements about the downing street parties misled parliament, but denied it was intentional. he described the report as rubbish and deranged . now, some of his most loyal supporters are set to vote against the report come monday. nadine dorries says any mp who votes for the report is fundamentally not a conservative and will be at risk of deselection. prime minister rishi sunak says he will take the time to fully consider the report s findings before mondays vote. to fully consider the report s findings before monday s vote. for more on this i m joined by kevin schofield, political editor of huffpost uk.
efforts to cut emissions and wealthier countries supporting emerging economies to do so. to the uk where former prime minister borisjohnson has been found to have committed a serious contempt of parliament over his behavior during covid lockdowns. it is the first time in british history that this charge has been upheld against a prime minister. the privileges committee s report found that mrjohnson deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties when covid lockdown measures were in place. if he hadn t have stood down from his role as mp, the committee would have recommended his removal. mrjohnson called the findings rubbish and deranged . here s our political editor chris mason. so many chapters of boris johnson s 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
it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in the uk, where the conservative party is bitterly divided after the former prime minister boris johnson was found to have misled parliament. a damning report by senior mps concluded he deliberately misled the house of commons about lockdown parties at downing street. they say he would have been suspended if he hadn t already quit. but mrjohnson has described the report as rubbish and deranged . the findings must now be voted on ensuring more re criminations. our political editor chris mason reports. so many chapters of boris johnson s 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