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The National (Scotland)
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Anita Bhadani

Downing Street spends £130,000 on legal advice for PM in partygate probe

If he is found to have lied to Parliament, Johnson could be suspended from the Commons

LEGAL opinion commissioned by the Government from a top lawyer criticising the Commons investigation into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament reportedly cost the taxpayer nearly £130,000. 

On Friday, Lord Pannick claimed the Privileges Committee is adopting an “unfair procedure” and “fundamentally flawed” approach.

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