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| Boris Johnson to give evidence to Partygate inquiry next week | Boris Johnson to give evidence to Partygate inquiry next week |
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| Boris Johnson will give public evidence about whether he misled MPs over Partygate on 22 March, the Privileges Committee has confirmed. | Boris Johnson will give public evidence about whether he misled MPs over Partygate on 22 March, the Privileges Committee has confirmed. |
| The former prime minister will be questioned by the cross-party committee from 14:00 GMT in a televised session. | The former prime minister will be questioned by the cross-party committee from 14:00 GMT in a televised session. |
| In an initial report published earlier this month it said Mr Johnson may have misled Parliament multiple times. | In an initial report published earlier this month it said Mr Johnson may have misled Parliament multiple times. |
| But Mr Johnson has rejected this and said he believes the process will "vindicate" him. | But Mr Johnson has rejected this and said he believes the process will "vindicate" him. |
| Five key findings from Partygate probe update | Five key findings from Partygate probe update |
| Did Boris Johnson mislead Parliament over parties? | Did Boris Johnson mislead Parliament over parties? |
| Reports of gatherings in government buildings during Covid lockdowns first emerged in late 2021. | Reports of gatherings in government buildings during Covid lockdowns first emerged in late 2021. |
| On several occasions, Mr Johnson, who was then prime minister, told the Commons the rules had been followed. | |
| He later admitted his original statements had since proved incorrect. However, he has insisted he believed them to be true at the time and has denied deliberately misleading Parliament. | |
| An investigation by senior civil servant Sue Gray found widespread rule-breaking had taken place and a police inquiry led to 83 people, including Mr Johnson himself, being fined for attending events. | |
| The Privileges Committee's initial report said it had seen evidence that "strongly suggests" Covid rule breaches would have been "obvious" to Mr Johnson. | The Privileges Committee's initial report said it had seen evidence that "strongly suggests" Covid rule breaches would have been "obvious" to Mr Johnson. |
| It has already received written submissions from witnesses, as well as being provided with WhatsApp messages, documents and photos of gatherings. | |
| Boris Johnson celebrates his birthday - for which he received a fine - in a photo released by the committee | |
| The committee, which is chaired by Labour's Harriet Harman, is made up of four Conservative MPs, two Labour MPs and one SNP MP. | The committee, which is chaired by Labour's Harriet Harman, is made up of four Conservative MPs, two Labour MPs and one SNP MP. |
| If Mr Johnson is found to have misled Parliament, the committee will recommend how he should be punished, with the House of Commons voting on this. | If Mr Johnson is found to have misled Parliament, the committee will recommend how he should be punished, with the House of Commons voting on this. |
| Potential punishments range from ordering him to apologise to suspension from the Commons. If he is suspended for more than 10 days, this could trigger a by-election in his constituency. | Potential punishments range from ordering him to apologise to suspension from the Commons. If he is suspended for more than 10 days, this could trigger a by-election in his constituency. |
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| Boris Johnson | Boris Johnson |
| Coronavirus pandemic | Coronavirus pandemic |