Former prime minister Boris Johnson has accepted that he misled MPs over partygate but said his comments were made "in good faith" based on what he "honestly" knew at the time.
In his written evidence to the Privileges Committee inquiry, Mr Johsnon insisted he "did not intentionally or recklessly mislead the House". His 52-page defence dossier was published on Tuesday, a day before he faces a live grilling by the cross-party group of MPs in a hearing that could decide his political fate.
In his legal argument, Mr Johnson accepted that his denials turned out not to be true but said he corrected the record at the "earliest opportunity". However he insisted there is "no evidence at all that supports an allegation that I intentionally or recklessly misled the House", as he battles to avoid a possible suspension.
