Theresa May. Photo: UNPIXS. report that showed that Mr. Johnson had deliberately misled Parliament from behind the party gates.
After the vote was forced, 354 MPs from all parties voted to approve the report, with only seven not agreed.
The rest — the vast majority of Conservatives, including most of the Cabinet, abstained.
About 118 Tories voted in favor of the report, including several members of Rishi Sunak's top team.< /p>
Cabinet members included Penny Mordaunt, leader of the House of Commons, Gillian Keegan, secretary of education, and Alex Chalk, who replaced Dominic Raab as Attorney General earlier this year.
Chloe Smith, Tom Tugendhat, Andrew Mitchell, David T.S. Davies, Secretary of Wales, and Simon Hart, Chief Whip of the Tories, also supported the tough sanctions imposed by the committee on the former Prime Minister.
Mr Johnson's seven supporters are ardent Euroskeptics Sir Bill Cash, Sir Desmond Swain and Adam Holloway, former minister Heather Wheeler and three MPs elected in 2019 — Nick Fletcher, Carl McCartney and Joy Morrissey. Ms Morrissey is also a government aide.
Johnson's allies, including Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and Leah Nicky, did not vote against the report despite their interference in its favor.
Ms May, Mr Johnson's predecessor as prime minister, said earlier that voting to support the privileges committee's findings was vital to «maintain standards in public life» and «restore faith in parliamentary democracy» as she called on all Conservative MPs to approve the report. .
In a veiled criticism of Mr. Sunak's absence from the room, she called on her side to «show that we are ready to act when one of our own, no matter how high-ranking, is missing.»
Conservative MPs have been offered a free vote, but Mr Johnson's allies have warned they could face infighting with their local parties to remain candidates in the next election if they support the proposal.
Mr Johnson urged his allies not to object to the report, arguing that the sanctions would have no practical effect, although critics argued that the level of support given to him would have been very low anyway.
Addressing the House of Commons, Ms May said she accepted the committee's findings and thanked its members «for their hard work and their dignity in the face of insults to their integrity.»
«The decision of the House of Representatives on this report is important «, — she said. “It is important to show the public that there is no one rule for them and another for us.
“After a turbulent period in our political life, supporting the report of the privileges committee will be a small but important step in restoring people's trust in the members of this chamber and parliament.
“I will vote for the report of the Privileges Committee. I call on all members of this House to do so to uphold standards in public life, to show that we are all aware of our responsibility to the people we serve, and to help restore faith in our parliamentary democracy.”
Allies Mr. Johnson has been undermined by the committee's investigation, including by accusing Harriet Harman, the Labor MP who chaired it, of holding «prejudiced views.»
During the debate, Ms. Harman said the government had given her assurances that she would not be considered biased in her judgment of Mr. Johnson. After Sir Jacob drew attention to her tweets critical of the former prime minister, Ms Harman said she told the government she was «more than happy to step down.»
“I was assured that I should continue the work that House ordered the appointment to which the House of Representatives appointed me, and I did so,” she added. One Labor MP was heard to say that the answer was «mute the microphone».
Later sir Jacob said the report did not provide «a single, single piece of evidence», while Leah Niki, another supporter of Mr Johnson, said she «sees no evidence that Boris Johnson misled Parliament knowingly, intentionally or by negligence.»
Mr. Sunak was not expected to vote, leading to accusations that he was «frightened». A spokesman for the prime minister said he had meetings in the afternoon, including a meeting with Ulf Kristersson, his Swedish counterpart, before dinner in the evening.
Sir Keir Starmer, Labor leader, said that Mr. Sunak should take part if there was a vote in the House of Commons that said: «He must show leadership — come, step into the lobby and show us where he stands.»
MP from Labor Party Jess Phillips said: “I can't believe the Prime Minister can't even express his opinion anyway. I think it's weak.”
Only seven Conservative deputies voted against the conclusions of the committee on privileges. After a forced vote, the report was supported by 354 deputies from all parties. The rest, overwhelmingly Conservative MPs, including most of the Cabinet, abstained.
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