Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be questioned by a panel of MPs following accusations that he lied to Parliament about Partygate.
Mr Johnson's defence against claims he made about Covid rule-breaking parties during the pandemic was submitted to the Privileges Committee on Monday. He was first asked to provide a written submission in July last year, but provided it 48 hours before his televised questioning by the committee, which will take place on Wednesday afternoon (March 22).
In his written evidence, which was published on Tuesday (March 21) he accepted he misled the House of Commons when he said lockdown rules had been followed in No 10 but insisted the statements were made “in good faith”.
