Boris forced out: Ex-PM’s enemies seal his fate as allies fume at ‘ridiculous’ stitch-up
THE DAILY EXPRESS SAYS Boris Johnson was forced out by a committee that deliberately took the most “unfavourable” view of his behaviour, Tories insisted.
The former prime minister’s enemies lined up to vilify him in a brutal Commons debate on the probe that ruled he misled parliament.
The report had been expected to be nodded through after Mr Johnson urged allies not to oppose it, arguing that the sanctions have no practical effect and it is time to move on.
But Labour MPs used a parliamentary tactic to force a vote on the report that recommended Mr Johnson faced a theoretical 90-day suspension and is blocked from holding a parliamentary pass.
The party wanted to force Tory MPs to put on the record whether they backed the committee’s findings into Mr Johnson. MPs approved the Privileges Committee report by 354 votes to 7, majority 347.