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Boris Johnson would have faced a potential 90 day suspension from the House of Commons if he had not resigned as the Privileges Committee concluded he deliberately misled MPs over partygate.
The committee published its long-awaited report this morning and it said: “We conclude that when he [Mr Johnson] told the House and this Committee that the Rules and Guidance were being complied with, his own knowledge was such that he deliberately misled the House and this Committee.”
The committee said it would have recommended a suspension of 90 days if the former prime minister had not quit as a Tory MP last Friday…
