Afternoon summary
A long-awaited report that will find Boris Johnson misled parliament over Partygate has been signed off by the privileges committee, marking the end of a year-long inquiry that saw him quit the Commons in fury at its findings. It is due to be published early tomorrow morning.
Human rights campaigners have begun legal action against the home secretary, Suella Braverman, after she forced draconian new police powers through parliament in a move described by the House of Lords as a “constitutional outrage”. The rules will come into force tomorrow, Chris Philp, the policing minister, says.
The public are sick of Just Stop Oil’s planned programme of deliberate disruptions to daily lives. I’ve just signed an SI to change the law, giving Police power to stop protests causing more than a “minor hindrance” to a journey. This comes into effect at midnight tonight. pic.twitter.com/Zt9V4T0nko
— Chris Philp MP (@CPhilpOfficial) June 14, 2023
Here’s the actual SI: pic.twitter.com/4t0b56DVSi
— Chris Philp MP (@CPhilpOfficial) June 14, 2023
My colleague Aubrey Allegretti has some more Tory reaction to the Guido Fawkes/Bernard Jenkin story. (See 4.21pm.)
Major fallout over @GuidoFawkes story
— Aubrey Allegretti (@breeallegretti) June 14, 2023
Tory MP says: "Boris will be opening his little black book and trying to cast aspersions elsewhere. He would burn parliament to the ground around him."
Another says: "We’re not far off him asking Bridgen for his tin foil hat supplier."
But a Tory MP ally of Johnson's says: "I am absolutely appalled by this behaviour taking place on the parliamentary estate. Clearly, Bernard Jenkin should be appearing before his own committee. There should be a full investigation."
— Aubrey Allegretti (@breeallegretti) June 14, 2023
