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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nimo Omer

Friday briefing: The 106-page report that says Boris Johnson repeatedly lied to Parliament

Boris Johnson at prime minister’s questions in 2022.
Boris Johnson at prime minister’s questions in 2022. Photograph: UK Parliament/Andy Bailey/PA

Good morning. A 14-month-long parliamentary investigation into whether Boris Johnson lied to parliament over lockdown-breaking gatherings during the pandemic – which took place while the rest of the country was forced to stay inside and away from friends and family – has finally published its report. It is 30,000 words long and the culmination of months of rigorous evidence gathering.

Brace yourself: it found that the former prime minister did indeed lie. Again. What a shocker.

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