MPs will debate the Privileges Committee’s Partygate report in the Commons on Monday June 19 and could potentially vote on its findings.
The report, published last week, found that former prime minister Boris Johnson intentionally misled Parliament during the Covid pandemic.
MPs will debate the findings to determine whether or not they agree with the verdict.
The main purpose of the debate would have been to decide if Mr Johnson be suspended from Parliament but he has already resigned as an MP so this penalty is no longer available.
However, he could be stripped of the parliamentary pass issued to former MPs.
Will there actually be a vote on partygate?
Once MPs debate the partygate report findings, they could pass the motion through without voting.
The Speaker will ask MPs if they approve the report but if somebody in the Commons shouts no, there will have to be a vote.
Opposition parties could also force a vote, which would force MPs to publicly reveal if they support the report’s findings.
Mr Johnson has urged his supporters not to oppose the report, as he has already stepped down as an MP, meaning the suspension would have no impact.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he will take part in the debate.
When will the partygate vote be?
MPs are set to debate the partygate report at 4.15 pm on June 19 for at least four hours. If a vote is forced, it is expected to take place on Monday evening.
Should the vote go ahead, the prime minister and a number of Tory Cabinet ministers are not expected to take part. Housing secretary Michael Gove has said he will not vote for the report, claiming that the 90-day suspension recommendation was “not merited”.
The vote would be a free vote, which could expose rifts between Conservative MPs who support the former prime minister and those who want to see him punished.
