Boris Johnson could face a parliamentary misconduct investigation if MPs back a crunch House of Commons motion over his breaches of coronavirus laws.
The motion, put forward by Labour, would refer the Partygate saga to the privileges committee - which can determine whether the Prime Minister's repeated denials of there being any parties in Number 10 during lockdown amounted to a "contempt of the House". By convention, if a Government minister is found to have misled Parliament they are expected to resign or are usually sacked.
Labour leader Keir Starmer, speaking ahead of Thursday's vote, said: "We are urging Conservative MPs to do the right thing. To respect the sacrifices that their constituents made during the pandemic.
