Boris Johnson Steps up Attacks on Partygate Probe

Boris Johnson Steps up Attacks on Partygate Probe
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens during a tour after a meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 23, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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Boris Johnson has intensified his attacks on the Parliamentary committee investigating the Partygate scandal, which is to announce in the coming days its verdict on whether the former prime minister lied to MPs about lockdown parties in Downing Street.

The House of Commons Privileges Committee, led by Labour MP Harriet Harman but has a Conservative majority, has been investigating whether Johnson misled Parliament when he repeatedly claimed COVID-19 rules had been “followed at all times” during the pandemic.