Tuesday 9 August 2022 09:31 AM No10 officials turn on Boris Johnson and may tell Partygate probe he DID ... trends now
Senior No10 officials are willing to turn on Boris Johnson and admit he did mislead Parliament over what he new about Partygate lawbreaking.
Three members of staff who worked with the PM have indicated they could give evidence to a Parliamentary probe that his supporters claim is a 'witch hunt' against him.
A seven-strong group of MPs is investigating whether Mr Johnson deliberated or unintentionally misled the Commons over Covid lawbreaking rife in No10.
It is examining the background to how he came to tell MPs 'no Covid rules were broken' and 'all guidance was followed in No 10', when he himself was later among those fined by police.
Mr Johnson argues that he made the statements at the despatch box in good faith based on his belief at the time.
The Telegraph today reports that one staff member is willing to give evidence tot eh inquiry led by Labour grandee Harriet Harman, with two others considering it.
Allies of the Prime Minister have previously attacked the 'kangaroo court' probe by the Commons privileges committee.
Boris Johnson pictured giving a statement to Slovenian media yesterday during his honeymoon in the country with wife Carrie
Sir Bernard Jenkin (pictured) is one of three remaining Conservative MPs on the Commons Privileges Committee
They said the committee's remit had been 'rewritten in order to facilitate a guilty verdict' before it even began work.
The inquiry's broad terms of reference mean the PM can be found in contempt for unintentionally misleading the Commons about lockdown-busting Downing Street gatherings – even if he did not deliberately lie.
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