UNITED KINGDOM: An inquiry committee of MPs looking into allegations that Boris Johnson misled parliament regarding Partygate could make the decision in a matter of weeks the question of whether he will remain in politics.
The privileges panel is getting prepared to wrap up its inquiry against the former prime minister after abstaining from pursuing any measures that would have been considered to influence the local elections or outshine King Charles’s coronation.
In accordance with sources, the two dates of May 23 and 24 had been scheduled aside to try to determine an examination report that would ultimately determine if Johnson misled MPs about his knowledge of unlawful parties in Downing Street during Covid.
The Conservative majority was observed in the seven-member committee that will organise a private meeting to analyse the evidence in order to infer Johnson’s approach to the matter. The procedure could also take a lot of time in case the MPs are torn between Johnson’s conduct and the consequent sanction that he would encounter.
A spokesperson for Johnson mentioned, “We continue to cooperate completely with the committee and will thoroughly examine its findings when they are presented. Johnson did not purposefully, intentionally, or deliberately mislead parliament.”
According to certain analysts, the court’s decision of ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier establishes a recent precedent for breaching Covid regulations. She is contesting an exclusion from the Commons that spanned an entire month, well surpassing the 10-day threshold that could have resulted in a by-election.
The standards committee, on which each of the members of the privileges committee (with the exception of Harriet Harman) sit, handed down the sentence at the end of March, but there was a noticeable division. If the committee discovers against Johnson, a push for the system could be initiated given that there has been no mechanism for the MPs to appeal by the privileges committee against findings.
Labour has criticised the use of taxpayer funds to pay for Johnson’s Partygate defence, and the National Audit Office, which oversees government spending, is looking into it.
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