Boris Johnson's partygate case may be published today ahead of showdown that could decide future

Boris Johnson to face Partygate showdown that could mean end of political career

The desperate ex-Prime Minister will be hauled before the Commons Privileges Committee for a four-hour showdown that could ultimately lead to him being ousted as an MP

Boris Johnson allies accuse committee of ‘sitting on’ key partygate evidence

Former prime minister submitted his legal case, said to run to between 50 and 60 pages, to privileges committee on Monday afternoon

Boris Johnson’s political future rests on this week’s partygate hearing

Boris Johnson will today reveal how he plans to defend claims he lied to parliament over rule-breaking parties in Downing Street during lockdown. (Curious as to who’s paying his estimated £220,000 legal bill? It’s you.) The former prime minister is due to appear before the Commons Privileges Committee, chaired by Labour’s Harriet Harman but with a majority of Conservative MPs, on Wednesday 22 March. It is investigating whether Johnson knowingly …

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Boris Johnson’s lawyers will publish a dossier of evidence on Monday to argue he did not knowingly mislead Parliament over ‘partygate’, ahead of Wednesday’s privileges committee, which will question him on the matter.

Boris Johnson’s defence against partygate contempt probe due to be published

The Privileges Committee is expected to publish the lengthy submission from Mr Johnson’s barrister

Boris Johnson's defence against partygate contempt investigation to be released today

His allies have said the legal submission would set out his case that he did not knowingly mislead the parliament about breaking Covid-19 rules.