London (EFE)
The Parliamentary Committee on Privileges, which is investigating whether the former leader lied to Parliament about the so-called “partygate”, noted in its report that “the evidence strongly suggests that the breaches of the rules would have been obvious to Johnson at the time they took place.” these meetings” illegal.
Johnson will have to testify in that committee’s inquiry in the week of March 20, at the request of the Labor Party, which requested that he be investigated last year.
The Labor opposition questioned that Johnson had not been aware, as he maintained, that parties held in government offices during the confinement imposed by the covid-19 pandemic were against the law.
Johnson’s role
“There is evidence that those who advised Johnson on what to say to the press and in the House (of Commons) had difficulties in maintaining that some meetings adhered to the rules (of confinement),” according to the document released today.
The aforementioned commission also pointed out that it will assess why Johnson told Parliament that the rules had not been broken “when he knew what the guidelines were and was present at meetings in which those rules had been violated.”
It will also examine the allegations made by the then Prime Minister, in December 2021, that “in Downing Street – the official residence and office of the Chief Executive – all the rules were followed completely” and that “the guidelines and the rules were followed at all times”.
The commission will also study “why (Johnson) did not speak to Parliament about the meetings in which he had been present.”
The social events held in various public offices occurred at a time when citizens in this country adhered to very harsh social rules, which limited interaction to a minimum to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.