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| Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of undermining Partygate probe | |
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| Nadine Dorries and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg were accused of mounting "the most vociferous attacks" against the committee | |
| Former ministers Nadine Dorries and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg are among those heavily criticised by a Commons committee of waging a campaign to undermine its investigation into Boris Johnson. | |
| The ex-PM quit as an MP after the committee found he misled Parliament over Covid breaches at No 10. | |
| In a new report, the committee accused the allies of Mr Johnson of mounting "vociferous attacks" on the committee. | In a new report, the committee accused the allies of Mr Johnson of mounting "vociferous attacks" on the committee. |
| Other Tories criticised in the report include Priti Patel and Lord Goldsmith. | |
| The former home secretary and current Foreign Office minister are among seven MPs and three peers identified as attacking the committee. | The former home secretary and current Foreign Office minister are among seven MPs and three peers identified as attacking the committee. |
| Boris Johnson Partygate report at a glance | |
| Who are the MPs judging Boris Johnson over Partygate? | |
| The report, by the cross-party Privileges Committee, said "unprecedented and co-ordinated pressure" was placed on committee members, which although it did not affect the outcome of the inquiry, raised significant security concerns. | |
| The committee said it was particularly concerned by attacks mounted by experienced politicians, including Lord Goldsmith, Sir Jacob and Ms Dorries. | The committee said it was particularly concerned by attacks mounted by experienced politicians, including Lord Goldsmith, Sir Jacob and Ms Dorries. |
| It added that two of the individuals mounting "the most vociferous attacks" used their own TV shows as a platform to do so. | It added that two of the individuals mounting "the most vociferous attacks" used their own TV shows as a platform to do so. |
| Ms Dorries hosts a show on TalkTV, while Sir Jacob has one on GB News. | Ms Dorries hosts a show on TalkTV, while Sir Jacob has one on GB News. |
| The report said it would be for the House of Commons to consider what further action, if any, should be taken. | |
| Sir Jacob has previously defended his actions, saying it was "perfectly reasonable" for MPs to challenge the findings of the committee. | |
| The report said free speech was "at the heart of parliamentary democracy" but some politicians had interfered with disciplinary proceedings set up by the Commons in an "unacceptable" way. | |
| It suggested abuse of committee members could deter others from serving on the committee in the future. | |
| Mr Johnson announced he was resigning as an MP days before the committee published its initial findings, branding the investigation a "kangaroo court". | |
| The year-long inquiry found Mr Johnson made multiple deliberately misleading statements to Parliament about lockdown parties at Downing Street. | |
| It ruled he should have been suspended for 90 days had he remained in the Commons. | |
| The sanction, which was lengthy by recent standards, would likely have triggered a by-election in Mr Johnson's constituency. | |
| The cross-party privileges committee has seven members, four of which are Tory MPs, two are Labour and one is from the Scottish National Party. | |
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