Boris Johnson accused the Tory majority privileges committee of delivering «the final stab in a protracted political assassination» after it was found that he lied to the House of Commons about the party gates.
MPs said the former prime minister should have known that Covid rules were broken at six different meetings, claiming that any «reasonable» person would have reached such a conclusion.
Here The Telegraph talks about the MPs on the committee and their interactions with Mr Johnson to date.
Privileges Committee — Harriet Harman
Veteran Labor MP and head of house was parachuted to lead investigation after incumbent President Chris Bryant recused himself to avoid «any accusation of injustice» over his previous criticism of Mr Johnson.
But she herself faced calls to drop the investigation when it was revealed she had accused the former prime minister of misrepresentation. Parliament two months before her appointment.
Ms Harman, a left-over Labor Party leader who served as Labor leader during the year leading up to the EU vote, also shared former PR chief Alastair's blog #10 Campbell, alleging that Mr Johnson «deliberately lied in Parliament» last April.
And not just some old laws, but those that were necessary to protect even more people from infection. These were life-saving laws that they broke! https://t.co/GyUxz1YVLt
— Harriet Harman (@HarrietHarman) April 12, 2022 Privileges Committee — Yvonne Fowargue
Labour MP since 2010, Ms Fowargue accused Ms on Johnson in «Shameful Lies» in 2019 by sharing a video claiming to list «only ten of them».
However, the remainder does not appear to have commented publicly on partygate prior to the investigation.
Privilege Committee — Allan Dorans
The only member of the SNP committee wanted to impose the strictest possible sanctions. against the former prime minister after being found guilty of «repeated contempt» of parliament.
He retweeted a statement from former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford in which he stated that Johnson told «a lot of lies» last January and condemned Dominic Cummings for his trip to Barnard Castle in 2020.
Privilege Committee — Andy Carter
The Conservative MP, who won his seat in Johnson's landslide victory in 2019, said the former prime minister did the right thing by stepping down from office last summer because it was «in the interest of the nation».
He has since announced that he will retire in the next election as he wants to «seize new opportunities».
Privilege Committee — Alberto Costa
Conservative MP and remaining MP who sits on the Privileges and Standards Committees. held Johnson accountable for allegations that the investigation was a «witch hunt or kangaroo trial» during a three-hour interrogation in March.
But he chose not to get involved in the row at the party when the then prime minister issued his first apology in the House last January, drawing disbelief when he asked about washing machines instead. At the time, a number of his colleagues were openly calling for Johnson to step down.
Committee of Privileges — Sir Charles Walker
A Conservative Independent MP and Brexiteer with almost twenty years of experience in the Commons filled the remaining vacancy. Conservative Laura Farris on a powerful committee late last year.
He was accused of «disagreeing with Boris» because he had previously said he would «applaud» Johnson if he stepped down as prime minister Minister after Sue Gray's report on the party gates.
But he said he's «completely relaxed» about his stance, telling the Mail: «The big advantage I have over most candidates is that I'm leaving in the next election. I'm really out of their reach.”
Privileges Committee — Sir Bernard Jenkin
The most senior Conservative MP on the committee has long been at odds with Mr. Johnson, from the days of the Brexit referendum to the fireworks. partygate investigation.
While the two agreed that the UK should leave the EU, Sir Bernard called the prospect of Mr Johnson joining the Vote Leave campaign «a disaster».
New a spat between the couple erupted ahead of the publication of a 108-page report after alleging that Sir Bernard himself had broken Covid regulations by attending a drink party while restrictions were in place.
In an exchange published on Guido Fox's political blog, Sir Bernard denied attending “no drinking parties during lockdown.”
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