A cross-party investigation has found that the former Prime Minister made "repeated contempt" of parliament by misleading MPs over the partygate scandal.
If Boris Johnson didn't quit the Commons ahead of the publishing of the report, the Privilege Committee recommended a 90-day suspension which would likely have resulted in a by-election for his seat. Because of his resignation, Mr Johnson will avoid the punishment, however, the committee recommended that he not receive the pass granting access to Parliament - this is usually handed out to former MPs.
Despite this, Mr Johnson called the result a 'deranged conclusion' and added the 14-month investigation delivered “what is intended to be the final knife-thrust in a protracted political assassination”. The committed concluded that Mr Johnson deliberately misled MPs by insisting all rules had been followed in Downing Street.
