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‘Deranged and a lie’: Boris Johnson lashes out at damning Partygate report The Metro says Boris Johnson claimed the Privileges Committee’s report was designed to be ‘the final knife thrust’ in his ‘political assassination’. After a 14-month investigation, the committee found he ‘deliberately misled’ Parliament with his Partygate denials and recommended a huge 90-day suspension. In a furious 1,700-word rebuttal, Mr Johnson dismissed its findings as ‘deranged’ and ‘a load of complete tripe’, calling the Tory-majority group of MPs led by Labour’s Harriet Harman ‘beneath contempt’. He said: ‘The committee now says that I deliberately misled the House, and at…

Boris Johnson report – latest: Ex-PM’s final disgrace as Partygate lies finally laid bare The Independent says In a damning report, the Privileges Committee recommended a 90-day suspension which would have paved the way for a by-election for the former prime minister if he had not quit the Commons in anticipation. Though his resignation means he will escape that punishment, the committee recommended he should not receive the pass granting access to Parliament which is normally given to former MPs. In its conclusions the committee accused the former prime minister of launching “an attack on our democratic institutions”. Mr Johnson…

Labour says Johnson should repay £245,000 taxpayers’ money spent funding his legal support during privileges inquiry The Guardian says Labour says Rishi Sunak must give MPs the chance to approve the privileges committee report. The shadow leader of the Commons, Thangam Debbonaire, has issued this statement. The evidence in this report is damning and the conclusions the committee came to are clear. Boris Johnson is a lawbreaker and a liar. Rishi Sunak must now confirm the government will follow precedent and give the House the opportunity to approve the report and endorse the sanctions in full. “Rishi Sunak’s weakness means…

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Privileges Committee report – Boris Johnson would have been suspended for 90 days if he had not quit The long-awaited report from the Privileges Committee into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over Partygate has been released. The committee found the former prime minister did intentionally mislead the House, the committee, impugned the committee and was “complicit in the campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the Committee” The committee said if Johnson hadn’t resigned last week after he had received a draft of the findings, they would have recommended suspending Johnson from the House for 90 days – far longer…

Liverpool FC fixtures revealed – 2023/24 as Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool face a tasty opener at Chelsea, where new manager Mauricio Pochettino will be taking charge for his first competitive match as the Chelsea manager. Liverpool FC fixtures revealed – 2023/24 Here are Liverpool’s first six fixtures: 13 August – Chelsea v Liverpool (16:30 BST) ( SKY Sports) 19 August – Liverpool v Bournemouth 26 August – Newcastle United v Liverpool 2 September – Liverpool v Aston Villa 16 September – Wolves v Liverpool 23 September – Liverpool v West Ham United TV Schedules for Sky Sports and TNT Sports NB: TV schedules haven’t been announced beyond the first…

Nadine Dorries delays resignation until peerage information is released Nadine Dorries has said her resignation as MP is postponed until she acquires more information regarding the reasons behind her denial of a peerage.  Last Friday, Dorries – an ally of Boris Johnson who served in his cabinet, announced her immediate resignation as the MP for Mid Bedfordshire.  Dorries accused PM Rishi Sunak’s team of removing her name from Johnson’s honours list. She took to Twitter to reveal her request for all correspondence related to her removal. She said she had submitted Subject Access Requests to the House of Lords Appointments…

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