Did Boris Johnson Knowingly Mislead Parliament?

The affair of the parties organized in Downing Street during the confinements involving the Conservative leader is debated this Thursday in Parliament.

The Opposition has tabled a motion for debate in the House of Commons over whether the Prime Minister knowingly misled Parliament by repeatedly telling the Palace of Westminster that he had followed all the rules.

Visiting India, he will be absent from Parliament on Thursday.

At the end of the discussions, British MPs will vote on a possible parliamentary procedure that could force the British Prime Minister to resign.

The motion is unlikely to pass given the large Conservative majority in the House of Commons.

Many MPs who had once called for the departure of Boris Johnson also believe that it is now inappropriate to chase him from Downing Street in the context of the war in Ukraine.

But this debate, which will above all give an idea of ​​​​the level of support of his troops, prevents Boris Johnson, determined to stay in power, from turning the page on this scandal.

"Man Without Shame"

Trying to appease the spirits and gain time, the government tabled an amendment on its side to postpone until after the conclusion of the police investigation and a separate administrative investigation the vote on the transfer of the case to the Committee of Privileges, a parliamentary committee in charge of this kind of questions.

Seized, this committee can investigate and, if necessary, recommend sanctions, the extent and scope of which are not clear.

But the ministerial code provides that a minister who knowingly misled Parliament must resign.

“We urge Tory MPs to do the right thing: respect the sacrifice of their constituents during the pandemic, say the public was right to play by the rules,” Labor leader Keir Starmer said.

The opposition leader on Tuesday called Boris Johnson a "man without shame", calling on majority MPs to get rid of their leader to restore "decency, honesty and integrity" in British political life.

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