In the chaos of the twisty government U-turns before Thursday’s Partygate inquiry debate, MPs could be forgiven for losing sight of the significance of the moment.
Stepping back from the internal politics, the heart of the matter is: Boris Johnson’s own MPs put so much pressure on party whips that the prime minister will now be formally investigated over whether he is in contempt of parliament for lying over lockdown parties. According to the ministerial code, this is a resigning matter.
