Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke before the court for more than three hours. privilege commission Parliament investigating whether Johnson deliberately lied to Parliament illegal parties covid held in the official Downing Street residence during its most difficult moments. quarantine in 2020 and 2021. During these four long and intense hours, he was questioned by the 10 members of the commission, most of them conservatives, who had been involved in the investigation for 10 months.
Johnson began his explanation by swearing on the Bible. TRUE and it is nothing but the truth in the sight of Allah. The first thing he did was to deny that he had lied to the Parliament on December 1 and December 8, 2021, and reassured and reassured that he was not breaking the covid rules at meetings and parties held in Turkey. Downing Street. His defense was that he believed at that moment they respected each other and that no one warned him. His statement, however, contradicted previous statements by other officers working for Johnson.
Former prime minister, in front of official Sue Gray, released May 2022, results of the party’s internal investigation there was ageneral belief” In the 10th issue, he said that the rules were followed during the pandemic. He said that he could not correct his statement in the Parliament before because he did not know that these were done. breach By the time the Sue Gray report or the police investigation is concluded, the rules have resulted in more than 100 sanctions being imposed, including on Johnson, his wife, and the then finance minister and current prime minister. Rishi Altar. At the time, Johnson corrected himself and apologized before the Chamber, but assured that he believed these were business meetings, as he now claims.
Birthday party
Among the most contentious meetings researched, its Birthday party and a garden meeting attended by dozens of people. His personal secretary, Martyn Reynolds, had sent an e-mail to more than 100 people inviting them to “bring your own drink”. Johnson assured that he had not seen the message and understood that the drinks in the garden were for food. “I thank the staff for their hard work.obviously in a ventilated area.” He added that he learned about the event with very little guesswork.
“It was a very difficult time, the day the cabinet secretary had just resigned. I think the officers needed to feel that the government was working and working.” they needed to feel grateful and motivated At that time, it was forbidden to gather outside more than six people. They recalled that both Martyn Reynolds and Johnson’s communications director, Lee Cain, warned him that they could bypass the rules. , but yesterday Johnson denied it.
Did you lied on purpose?
If the court decides that you have deliberately or carelessly lied, and humiliation, can recommend Johnson’s temporary suspension as MP as he continues to sit because he has to to resign He could even be expelled from Parliament as prime minister last September. Johnson tried to change the rules on defamation cases when he was already prime minister and a parliamentary inquiry was launched.
There is an unwritten rule in the House of Commons that obliges those sitting in parliament to voluntarily leave their seats. Johnson has no intention of resigning from parliament. If you have been suspended or expelled from school, this end of political career and Johnson is hopeful of returning to the political front. He had already tried this when he was considering running for the primaries last October, but realized that he was not getting enough support from his party. The Commission presented its findings last month, arguing that Johnson lied to Parliament. This Wednesday was his chance to defend himself. Commissioners must now negotiate their final decisions.