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Daily Mirror
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Politics
Lizzy Buchan & Aletha Adu

John Major says Boris Johnson broke Covid laws and he must quit if he lied to Parliament

Sir John Major has said it is clear Boris Johnson broke Covid laws and warned he must quit if it's found he lied to Parliament.

In a scathing attack on the Prime Minister, the Tory grandee suggested that MPs had a "duty" to restore trust in politics or risk breaking the British political system.

Sir John attacked Mr Johnson's "foolish" behaviour, which he warned was undermining democracy, and said: “Deliberate lies to parliament have been fatal to political careers – and must always be so”.

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