In a statement to the media, the former head of the British government says that the parliamentary committee is investigating whether he lied partying in Downing Street during the pandemic, he “made it clear” in a letter that he was preparing to evict him from the room.
“It is very sad to be leaving Parliament – at least for now – but above all I am stunned and appalled that I could be undemocratically kicked out by a committee chaired and led by (Labour) Harriet Harmon, with such blatant bias,” he said.
Johnson, who left Downing Street last September dogged by several scandals, has faced a trial in recent months led by the Commons Privileges Committee to determine whether he knowingly lied about illegal parties during the pandemic, for which he has been charged. He has already been fined by the police.
The deputies of that body can recommend that Johnson be suspended from the House of Commons if they find him guilty.
“I have received a letter from the Committee on Privileges which, to my surprise, makes that clear are determined to use this procedure against me for expelling me from parliament,” explained the former prime minister, who held a parliamentary seat since 2001.
When the ‘partygate’ scandal came to light at the end of 2021, Johnson assured the Commons that he never knew social restrictions imposed during the pandemic were being broken in Downing Street.
Source: El heraldo
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