Boris Johnson

LONDON — On a day of high drama in British politics, former prime minister Boris Johnson was forced to return to the scandals that brought down his premiership and answer to still-irate lawmakers about whether he intentionally misled them about government gatherings that violated pandemic lockdown rules. Johnson avoided his…

Published On 22 Mar 202322 Mar 2023 Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied lying to the United Kingdom’s parliament during a televised deposition part of an inquiry into the so-called “Partygate” scandal. After taking an oath on the Bible, Johnson told a parliamentary standards committee that everything he had…

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said "hand on heart" he did not lie to parliament over rule-breaking Covid-19 lockdown parties. The UK Parliament's Committee of Privileges is investigating whether Mr Johnson, who was ousted from Downing Street in September, intentionally or recklessly misled the House of Commons in…

Boris Johnson will face tough questioning from the Privileges Committee on Wednesday regarding claims that he misled parliament in relation to the partygate row. As the former prime minister prepares to give evidence, all eyes are on the coming session. Mr Johnson is expected to mount a strong defence in…

Boris Johnson faces a momentous showdown with MPs on Wednesday in a grilling that stands to potentially bring down his political career and define his legacy. Ahead of the former UK prime minister appearing before the Privileges Committee for a live session, expected to last up to four hours, a…

B oris Johnson will be grilled by the Privileges Committee on Wednesday as he aims to defend himself against claims he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal. The former prime minister is expected to offer a robust defence when he appears before MPs to give evidence. Before the highly…

B oris Johnson’s political career is potentially on the line as he faces a televised inquisition over whether he lied to MPs with his denials of rule-breaking parties in Downing Street. Here is a look at the events that took place and what Mr Johnson told the Commons about them…

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Boris Johnson's future is in the balance as he is set to give evidence to MPs investigating whether he misled parliament over partygate denials. The former prime minister will appear before the cross-party privileges committee at 2pm on Wednesday for a session of questioning that is due to last four…

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has accepted that he misled MPs but insisted his 'partygate' denials were made "in good faith" based on what he "honestly" knew at the time. A British parliamentary committee has published evidence submitted by Mr Johnson defending himself in an inquiry into whether he…