Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson today faces a televised grilling by MPs investigating claims he knowingly misled Parliament over the 'partygate' affair in a hearing which could determine his future as a MP.
Mr Johnson is expected to be questioned for around four hours by the Commons Privileges Committee over his denials of No 10 parties during the pandemic in violation of lockdown rules. If he is found to have deliberately misled the House then he could be suspended as a MP, potentially leading to a by-election in his west London constituency.
The Privileges Committee is a Commons committee that has been charged with undertaking a parliamentary investigation into whether Mr Johnson lied to MPs.
