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 -
so. the question is as on the order paper~ the question is as on the order paper. shadow leader of the house. thank paper. shadow leader of the house. thank you. paper. shadow leader of the house. thank you, mr speaker. the truth is incontrovertible. malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. mr speaker, the end, there it is. mr speaker, the words of winston churchill, first said in this house decades ago, and they hang over us today. borisjohnson in particular, and his supporters, should heed the words of his hero. mrjohnson undermined and attacked our democratic institutions, a far cry from a prime minister this country can be proud of. he lied to this house, to the people of this country, and when of. he lied to this house, to the people of this country, and when exposed, lashed out at the system exposed, lashed out at the system designed to hold him and all of us designed to hold him and all of us here to account. the backdrop to here to accoun
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the privileges committee in producing this report before us today does notjust examine the conduct of a former colleague. their work has also sought to defend our rights and privileges in this place. the right not to be misled, the right not to be abused in carrying out our duties. as a consequence, they have also defended the rights of those that sent us here, and those we serve, and i thank the committee and its staff for their service. this matters because the integrity of our institutions matter, and the respect and trust afforded to them matters. this has real world consequences for the accountability of members of parliament to each other, and the members of the public they represent. today, all members should do what they think is right, and others should leave them alone to do