POLITICS EXPLAINED

What does Boris Johnson have to fear from the Partygate inquiry?

Johnson’s chances of a comeback are in the hands of fellow MPs – and possibly the voters of South Ruislip, says Sean O’Grady

Saturday 04 March 2023 13:14 GMT
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A placard calling for Boris Johnson to resign after the Partygate revelations
A placard calling for Boris Johnson to resign after the Partygate revelations (AFP/Getty)

It is not looking good for Boris Johnson, and the next few weeks may decide his political fate.

The interim Partygate report by the House of Commons committee on privileges found that “evidence strongly suggests that breaches of guidance would have been obvious to Boris Johnson at the time he was at the gatherings” and notes he did not seek to correct any of the contested replies he gave in the Commons to questions about the scandal.

Will the committee try to determine whether Johnson lied to or misled the Commons? Or if he did so deliberately or inadvertently or recklessly? And if he tried to correct any erroneous remarks at the earliest opportunity?

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