The Privileges Committee, which probes breaches of House of Commons rules, concluded that Johnson was guilty of 'repeated contempt (of parliament) and... seeking to undermine the parliamentary process'.
LONDON - Boris Johnson deliberately lied to MPs about lockdown-breaking parties during the Covid pandemic that would have seen him face a 90-day suspension had he not quit as a lawmaker, a parliament committee ruled Thursday.
The seven-member committee, which has a majority of MPs from Johnson's own Conservative party, has powers to recommend sanctions on rule-breakers that have to be voted on by MPs. He insisted his attendance at the Downing Street parties in question was "lawful, and required" by his job."This decision means that no MP is free from vendetta, or expulsion on trumped-up charges by a tiny minority who want to see him or her gone from the Commons.
Johnson's former editor at the Daily Telegraph said the committee had shown him "for what he always was", criticizing his dwindling band of supporters and calling for a restoration of trust in politicians. It contributed to a ministerial rebellion that forced him to resign last July, though he still hinted at a political comeback.
But they said his critical comments since giving evidence to the inquiry earlier this year aggravated the sanction, ruling that he was "complicit in the campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee".
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