Disgraced former Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed "serious contempt" of Parliament and should have been suspended for 90 days, a damning parliamentary committee report has found.
Mr Johnson was found to have committed repeated and serious contempts by the Privileges Committee, whose 30,000-word report was released today. As Mr Johnson and his few remaining political allies release statements proclaiming his innocence and criticising the committee, it's worth remembering how the scandal unfolded - and how Mr Johnson reacted when grilled on the issue by the ECHO at the time.
The initial story on what came to be known as Partygate was broken by the Mirror on November 30, 2021. Then-political editor Pippar Crerar revealed details of claims over a Christmas party - complete with Secret Santa and Christmas quiz - and a packed leaving do.
