A Nottinghamshire MP has spoken about why he boycotted the partygate vote. Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw, announced that he will be boycotting the vote in parliament to decide on the partygate report.
The House of Commons debated the report looking into how Boris Johnson was found to have lied over partygate, and whether or not to sanction the former prime minister after he mislead parliament. The report looks into multiple breaches of the lockdowns.
On Monday (June 19) evening, MPs overwhelmingly voted to back a damning report that found Boris Johnson lied to Parliament with his partygate denials. Just seven MPs voted against the Privileges Committee’s findings, in a humiliating defeat for the former prime minister less than a year after he left No 10.
