The government hopes this will be the final chapter in the damaging “Partygate” scandal. Read more at straitstimes.com.
in what the government hopes will be the final chapter in the “Partygate” scandal.
The populist architect of Brexit, Mr Johnson led the Conservative party to a landslide victory at the last general election in December 2019.Mr Johnson has rejected the report by Parliament’s Privileges Committee. He claims he has been the victim of a stitch-up by political opponents and a “kangaroo court”.
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove apologised for the Covid-19 rule breach at a time when the public was banned from socialising or meeting loved ones.Mr Johnson could have faced a 90-day suspension and the humiliation of having to run for re-election in his constituency had he not quit as a lawmaker on June 9 after receiving an advance copy of the report.
Conservative MP and Johnson loyalist Jacob Rees-Mogg predicted that the ex-premier might eventually stage a comeback. Ms Liz Truss, who briefly succeeded Mr Johnson as prime minister last September, said on Thursday she would “never, ever, ever write Boris off”.
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