In a stunning transfer, Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP, citing the Privileges Committee’s investigation into his statements about Downing Street events as the reason for his departure. He accused the committee, chaired by Harriet Harman, of displaying “egregious bias” and using the proceedings towards him to drive him out of parliament.
The cross-party Commons committee, which began its investigation into Johnson in June, has been examining whether or not he misled MPs together with his statements claiming that each one COVID rules and guidance have been followed by Number 10 throughout lockdown gatherings. The former prime minister, who’s the only particular person to have given public proof, had sworn on a bible to inform “the fact, the whole truth, and nothing however the truth, so help me God.”
During the March evidence session, Johnson insisted that he didn’t lie to the House and that he believed the occasions he attended had been “absolutely important for work purposes.” He also claimed that those that said the occasions had been purely social gatherings have been “quite wrong.” However, Shocking was unimpressed by Johnson’s claims, calling the assurances he obtained from senior workers that the gatherings were not breaking the principles “flimsy.”