Weak Rishi Sunak will skip a Commons debate on whether Boris Johnson’s allies should be punished for attacks on an inquiry into his Partygate lies.
MPs will this afternoon debate the findings of a special report by the Privileges Committee that found seven MPs had undertaken a “sustained” and “co-ordinated campaign” to undermine its investigation. It found that the former prime minister’s pals, including Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Dame Priti Patel and Nadine Dorries had wanted to stop the inquiry “coming to a conclusion which the critics did not want”.
But the Prime Minister's spokesman has confirmed Mr Sunak will not be attending due to having meetings scheduled in his diary. The PM was already accused this morning of being "too weak to take a stand" when it came to key votes on Boris Johnson's Partygate lies and Conservative sleaze. The Lib Dems earlier demanded: "This time must be different if he wants to show he has any shred of integrity left.”
