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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason and Aubrey Allegretti

Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect over Partygate report

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson accused the privileges committee of trying to force him out. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Boris Johnson is standing down immediately as a Conservative MP after an investigation into the Partygate scandal found he misled parliament and recommended a lengthy suspension from the House of Commons.

The former prime minister angrily accused the investigation of trying to drive him out, and claimed there was a “witch-hunt under way, to take revenge for Brexit and ultimately to reverse the 2016 referendum result”.

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