Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who was identified as one of seven MPs who tried to undermine an inquiry into Boris Johnson's Partygate lies, made a massive gaffe as she began her defence in the Commons this evening.
The Tory MP for Morley and Outwood mistakenly said Magna Carta was issued in June 2015, when in fact it was issued in June 1215. The unfortunate blunder came as she attempted to slap down the Privileges Committee, whose special report named her as one of several MPs who had undertaken a “sustained” and “co-ordinated campaign” to undermine its investigation into Mr Johnson's lies about lockdown-busting parties in No10.
It found that the ex-PM’s pals, including Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Dame Priti Patel and Nadine Dorries, had wanted to stop the inquiry “coming to a conclusion which the critics did not want”. Several of the named MPs spoke out in defence of their interference during the more than three-hour long debate however it was not enough to persuade their fellow MPs, who overwhelmingly approved the Privileges Committee report without the need for a formal vote.
