For British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the affair over banned lockdown parties in Downing Street, the seat of government, is becoming tricky again.

On Thursday, members of the House of Commons are to vote on whether Johnson's statements on the matter should be examined by a committee for their truthfulness.

Parliament President Lindsay Hoyle approved a corresponding request from the opposition on Tuesday, as he announced in the House of Commons.

Deliberate deception of Parliament is considered a clear reason for resignation.

Johnson, who was fined last week for taking part in an illegal party, wanted to comment on the affair on Tuesday afternoon.

He will probably not take part in the debate about his sincerity.

He has already planned a trip to India for Thursday.

Opposition politicians accuse Johnson of having lied to parliament and are therefore calling for his resignation.

The Tory politician had initially completely ruled out breaches of the rules in the House of Commons and later claimed not to have noticed anything about it.

It later emerged that he himself attended several of the meetings in question.

His wife, Carrie Johnson, and Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak also received penal orders.

The Metropolitan Police are focusing on twelve events that allegedly violated the Corona rules in force at the time.

In the meantime, around 50 penal orders have been issued in connection with the investigations.

It is considered likely that Johnson will receive further penalties.