Boris Johnson is being questioned by MPs on the privileges committee as they decide whether he deliberately or recklessly misled parliament with a claim he did not break lockdown rules. Latest:
'Saying goodbye to someone who was leaving was good crisis leadership' - Johnson ally
Ms Dorries said Mr Johnson was playing the"role of a leader during a crisis" when he toasted the departing staffer, demonstrating"good crisis leadership and management" by keeping morale high. Earlier today, the former PM defended himself in front of the privileges committee and insisted there was not a shred of evidence he knowingly lied to parliament over partygate.
"Did any of this apply when we couldn't be with our loved ones for weeks as they suffered alone in care homes and hospitals, or even be there to hold their hands in their dying moments? A total of 22 Conservatives voted against the key part of Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal, including Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
He points out that when the motion to refer Mr Johnson to the committee was debated, the then Paymaster General Sir Michael Ellis said the former PM welcomed the inquiry and that not a single MP objected. Sir Bernard Jenkin, after a slow, plodding start, came back strongly at the end and strongly challenged some of Mr Johnson’s answers.
Beth also points out that Mr Johnson refused to say he would respect the findings of the committee, which may worry some MPs.The RMT union has suspended strike action, it has been announced. But it will fall to MPs to decide whether to accept the findings of the report and to follow through with any sanction.
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