Boris admits he misled Parliament about No. 10 parties but ‘didn’t mean to’
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Boris Johnson reignites war with Dominic Cummings as he admits to misleading Commons over Partygate
BORIS Johnson insisted he did not mean to tell the Commons porkies about rule-breaking parties — ahead of today’s grilling from MPs. The ex-PM also reignited his war with Dominic Cummings, suggesting his former aide is the only one accusing him of lying. ReutersBoris Johnson insisted he did not mean to tell the Commons porkies about rule-breaking parties[/caption] BoJo also reignited his war with former aide Dominic CummingsGetty He branded accu…
Boris Johnson admits to misleading UK parliament but not deliberately
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has admitted he mislead parliament over COVID lockdown parties but not deliberately. In a 52-page defence, he insists his comments about gatherings at Downing Street were made in “good faith”. Mr Johnson is expected to be questioned by MPs tomorrow in a televised hearing as the former British prime minister faces suspension or expulsion from parliament if it’s decided he deliberately mislead them.
Boris Johnson admits misleading Parliament but denies it was intentional
To deliberately mislead parliament is an offence that could end the career of any MP, let alone a former Prime Minister. It’s no surprise then that Boris Johnson’s submission rebutting the accusation that he did just that, runs to 52 pages. He tells the Privileges Committee, who will interrogate him tomorrow, that although he did mislead the Commons when he told MPs that there had been no lockdown parties in Downing Street, it was not intentiona…
Boris Johnson admits he misled UK Parliament, but in 'good faith'
Johnson is due to give oral evidence to the House of Commons Privileges Committee this week and made written submissions ahead of that, in which he criticises the panel for going "significantly beyond its terms of reference".
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