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Evening Standard
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Bill McLoughlin,Nicholas Cecil,David Bond and Daniel Keane

London politics latest LIVE: Boris Johnson to face probe for misleading House of Commons over partygate

MPs have agreed to refer Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a parliamentary investigation into whether he lied to the Commons about Downing Street parties that took place during lockdown.

The Labour motion on Thursday passed without a vote after receiving no objections, with No 10 opting against tabling its own delay amendment.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media on board his flight to India (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire)

The decision means MPs on the Privileges Committee will investigate whether Mr Johnson is in contempt of Parliament for misleading the Commons with his repeated denials of lockdown-busting parties in No 10.

The probe will only begin after Scotland Yard has completed its own inquiry into alleged coronavirus law breaches at the heart of Government.

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