This crimes committed at parties held in their offices British government It was “open” for the former prime minister during the pandemic Boris Johnsonaccording to a report released this Friday by a parliamentary committee.
The parliamentary Privileges Commission, which investigated whether the former leader had lied to Parliament about the so-called ‘party gate’, said in its report that “the evidence strongly shows”: violation of the rules would be obvious At the time of these “illegal” meetings for Johnson.
Johnson will have to testify at this committee’s inquiry the week of March 20, at the request of Labor, which requested that he be investigated last year.
The Labor opposition has questioned that Johnson was unaware that parties held in government offices during the lockdown due to the covid-19 outbreak, as he himself claimed, were illegal. According to the document released this Friday, “There is evidence that those advising Johnson on what to say to the press and in the House of Commons (House of Commons) have had difficulty claiming that some meetings adhered to the (isolation) rules.”
The said commission also said it would consider why Johnson spoke before Parliament. the rules weren’t broken “When you know what the rules are and you’ve been in matches where those rules are broken.”
It will also examine the allegations made by the Prime Minister of the time in December 2021 that “all rules are fully complied with” and “directives and rules are not followed at all” in Downing Street, the official residence and office of the Chief Executive. times”.
The Commission will also examine “why[Johnson]did not speak to Parliament about the meetings he attended”.
Social events held in various public offices took place at a time when citizens in this country adhered to very strict social rules that kept interaction to a minimum to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.