Downing Street spent £130,000 of public money on lawyers to criticise the Commons probe into Boris Johnson ’s behaviour.
On Friday, top QC Lord Pannick claimed the Privileges Committee is adopting an "unfair procedure" and "fundamentally flawed" approach.
Downing Street commissioned the legal advice from the crossbench peer and published it on the Government website on Friday in a highly unusual move, drawing accusations the outgoing Prime Minister is attempting to "intimidate" the committee in a bid to clear his name.
