Boris Johnson is to face a grilling from MPs when he appears in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister is expected to give a statement as he appears in Parliament for the first time since he was given a £50 fixed penalty notice for breaking lockdown rules. Mr Johnson will face pressure to address criticisms that he misled Parliament – an offence traditionally seen as a resigning matter for ministers – in previous statements about rule-breaking in No 10, during which he argued Covid guidance had been followed at all times.
And while the under-fire PM is expected to make a full apology, it is understood he will not address allegations he instigated a separate lockdown leaving do that sparked fresh controversy over the weekend. Instead, he is likely to focus on the crisis in Ukraine, along with the Government’s controversial new policy on sending “illegal” migrants to Rwanda.
