Remorseless Boris Johnson has claimed anyone who believes he knowingly covered up illegal parties at No10 is "out of their mind".
The shamed former Prime Minister, who was forced to quit after a rebellion by his own MPs, told close ally Nadine Dorries in a TV interview that he thought he was acting within the rules.
Mr Johnson became the first Prime Minister in history to be sanctioned by police while in office after being fined for breaching Covid regulations, and he faces a probe by MPs into whether he misled Parliament.
