referred to this afternoon. it is going to be something for anyone who is particularly interested in this to print off and happy side them so that when mps refer to it, we know what they are talking about. it is no new evidence the committee has got hold of, but some of it may be something we have not seen before so it may give us more of an indication about what the committee and what borisjohnson about what the committee and what boris johnson have about what the committee and what borisjohnson have been basing their arguments on. the boris johnson have been basing their arguments on arguments on. the political consequences, arguments on. the political consequences, can - arguments on. the political consequences, can you - arguments on. the political| consequences, can you span arguments on. the political - consequences, can you span out what happens after today? the? consequences, can you span out what happens after today? happens after today? they could be si . nificant. happen
comments, they could decide that he deserves a sanction. now, the raft of sanctions available to them goes from one side of the scale to the other, anything from an apology to parliament to suspending him from the commons for ten days or so, if that happened, it could trigger a by election in his oxbridge seat. i have got to say, the more severe of those sanctions seem less likely because that would require we think the committee to find that there was a deliberate attempt to mislead parliament, and proving intent is a bit more difficult. whatever happens, if the committee comes back and says we do not think boris johnson was open with parliament, he could have been more open with parliament, that will definitely have a big impact on him and be a big blow to his political credibility which is why you will see him come out swinging this afternoon. he wants to launch a staunch defence of what happened and insist to everyone around westminster that he was acting in
takes an oath, so has to tell the truth here, it. takes an oath, so has to tell the truth here, it. he does take an oath, truth here, it. he does take an oath. certainly truth here, it. he does take an oath, certainly as truth here, it. he does take an oath, certainly as required - truth here, it. he does take an oath, certainly as required to - truth here, it. he does take an| oath, certainly as required to tell the truth, but the procedure is a matter for parliament and that is the concern. his lawyer argued that the concern. his lawyer argued that the committee should not find him in contempt of parliament unless he intended to mislead parliament, the committee has said no, recklessness is sufficient, if we conclude in any way that misleading parliament was reckless or intentional, we will consider what sanction to recommend to the house and to answer the question you were just discussing with nick, i will be for the house of commons to decide whether to accept the conclusions
of parliament by misleading the house. , ., , , . , house. just to pick up the example which about house. just to pick up the example which about that house. just to pick up the example which about that with house. just to pick up the example which about that with nick, - house. just to pick up the example which about that with nick, for - which about that with nick, for example, if he says it s a matter of judgment, whether allowing some drinks at your desk is a party or not. how in terms of parliamentary and legal procedure do you decide that? ~ ., , ., and legal procedure do you decide that? ., , ,, ., , that? what is to publish morning is a bundle of that? what is to publish morning is a bundle of documents that? what is to publish morning is a bundle of documents that - a bundle of documents that include the regulations that were made during lockdown that set the rules. what the exceptions were for work, social distancing, what was worked out monthly committee is not real
secretary of the prime minister talking about why he had sent an e mail to people at the time saying let s have some drinks out in the garden. after what has been a busy time. interestingly, you can see the level to which this was organised in some e mails. we can show you on the screen, putting tables out in the downing street garden to serve drinks to staff and two other people who were in downing street at the time. i suspect that is one of the things that will be brought up by mps on the committee this afternoon. we have not seen any of this before. there is a lot to go through, so let me get back to that. there are some very interesting documentary evidence as you can see on the screen just now. evidence as you can see on the screenjust now. some evidence as you can see on the screen just now. some of the discussions that were taking place at the very heart of government about these events that were taking place. whether there is any smoking guns, not sure yet. i ll have a read