Britain: Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson quits MP after ‘Partygate’ report

London. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly resigned from Parliament on Friday, claiming he was being made a “victim of a conspiracy”. He took this step after the statement of a parliamentary committee that Johnson misled the parliament on the issue of organizing parties at ’10 Downing Street’ (Prime Minister’s residence) in violation of the lockdown implemented for the prevention of Kovid-19 during his tenure as Prime Minister. Sanctions can be imposed in case of doing so.

Johnson (58) is facing a parliamentary committee inquiry into the matter. He compared this inquiry by the Committee of Privileges to a “kangaroo court” (pronouncing direct decrees without regard to law or principles). Johnson’s decision to resign as MP came on Friday after he received a secret letter from Parliament’s Privileges Committee on the crucial matter. The former Conservative Party leader said he was “appalled” by the committee’s report.

MIT is investigating whether the former prime minister misled the House of Commons about parties he hosted at 10 Downing Street during the COVID-19 pandemic, breaking lockdown rules. This affair is known as “Partygate”. Johnson called the parliamentary committee’s investigation “an attempt to drive him out of Parliament”. He said in a statement, “The committee has so far not presented a single piece of evidence that I intentionally or negligently misled the House of Commons.” Earlier on Friday, he was given a copy of the report of the inquiry committee. Found, which has not yet been published. Johnson and then finance minister Rishi Sunak (now prime minister) were fined by the Metropolitan Police last year for hosting a party in Downing Street during the COVID-19 lockdown, making Johnson the first prime minister to be found guilty of breaking the law. had become In evidence to the Committee of Privileges in March, Johnson admitted to misleading Parliament, but denied having done so intentionally. The former prime minister had admitted that the crowd gathered at the party “did not strictly follow social distancing”.

He said the party was organized under a “necessary” program and claimed that prior permission was taken for the same. Johnson insisted that he had always followed the guidelines according to his conscience. The former prime minister issued a lengthy and explosive statement announcing his decision to quit as an MP. In the statement, the former prime minister described himself as a “victim of a conspiracy” and said it was all “revenge” for causing Brexit and ultimately reversing the 2016 referendum. being done. Johnson criticized the government led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, saying the government was “only a few points behind in the polls” when he left office last year but now the “gap is huge”.

On Partygate he said, “I did not lie and I am sure the committee knows that.” which I honestly believed to be true and which I was asked to say like any other minister.” Johnson claimed that the committee’s report was “full of errors and biases”.

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