A parliamentary inquiry has concluded that Boris Johnson knowingly misled parliament multiple times with his statements about parties in Downing Street during the COVID pandemic.
The privileges committee of MPs found Mr Johnson’s breaches serious enough to recommend a suspension of 90 days if he were still an MP – far exceeding the period needed to trigger a recall petition and possible by-election.
In the highly anticipated report, published this morning, the committee found that Mr Johnson:
• Misled the house on multiple occasions
• Committed further contempt in his conduct by impugning the committee – thereby undermining the democratic process of the House
• Was complicit in the campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee
In a further sanction, the committee also recommended that Mr Johnson should not be granted a former member’s pass to parliament following his resignation as an MP.
