Boris Johnson committed 'repeated contempts' of Parliament by misleading members deliberately through his denials of partygate, before being complicit in a campaign filled with abuse and intimidation - a cross-party investigation has concluded. The Privileges Committee recommended that he receive a 90-day suspension, after he was branded the first former Prime Minister to have lied to the Commons in history,
This would have paved the way for a by-election, had he not already quit in anticipation. His earlier resignation means that he will escape the suspension, however, the committee recommend that he should not receive the pass granting access to Parliament - which is normally given to former MPs.
Former Tory leader Johnson meanwhile, hit out at the 'deranged conclusion' - accusing the Conservative-majority group of MPs led by Labour vet Harriet Harman, who he has repeatedly sought to disparage, of lying. The ex-PM called the committee 'beneath contempt', claiming that the 14-month expose had delivered 'what is intended to be the final knife-thrust in a protracted political assassination' - The PA News Agency reports.
