First, he would have celebrated during the blockade and then lied to Parliament about it. Now the former Prime Minister of Great Britain Johnson has resigned as an MP – he is following the recommendation of a parliamentary committee.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned as MP with immediate effect. In doing so, he follows a recommendation from a parliamentary committee set up to deal with the so-called Partygate affair.
In a statement, Johnson also stressed that he did not understand the committee’s allegations in the case about illegal celebrations during the Crown Lockdown at Downing Street.
Johnson complains of ‘flagrant bias’
The committee, which also includes MPs from Johnson’s Conservative Party, recommended suspending the former prime minister for 10 days, it said. Johnson said he was very sad to leave Parliament, at least for now. But he was “expelled from Parliament with outrageous bias” in “an undemocratic manner” by a committee chaired by a Labor Party politician.
It was an honor to serve as an MP and Mayor of London, the statement said. Johnson’s northwest London constituency is due to hold a by-election amid a slump in polls for the Tory Conservatives.
A parliamentary committee had already handed over the results of the investigation to Johnson. Members of the Privileges Committee gave the 58-year-old two weeks to respond, the BBC reported.
Former PM would have lied to commission
The “warning letter” lists points of criticism and the respective evidence, as well as the punishment that MPs intend to recommend. The committee is investigating whether Johnson lied to Parliament about the illegal Downing Street blockade party scandal.
During the corona pandemic, government officials and officials have repeatedly gathered on Downing Street to celebrate with alcohol and music, contrary to regulations. Johnson and current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak were fined for attending an event.
Johnson had already resigned as party leader and prime minister after a series of scandals last year.
Johnson rewards Partygate guests with royal honors
Earlier, Johnson published his Prime Minister’s resignation honors list. This is a list of people that the outgoing Prime Minister will nominate as new members of the House of Lords or nominate to Royal Honors. This list shows that the former prime minister has rewarded several confidants, but also officials involved in the “Partygate” case, with seats in the House of Lords and royal honours.
Johnson’s former chief of staff Dan Rosenfield and former London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey will be nominated for the upper house. Political friends, such as former business secretary and arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg and former home secretary Priti Patel, will be able to wear honorary titles of lord and lady, respectively.
Johnson’s former bureau chief Martin Reynolds, who organized an illegal blockade party in Downing Street, is also given a royal title. His former colleague Shelley Williams-Walker, who DJed at a Corona party on the eve of the Queen Consort Prince Philip’s funeral, becomes a lady.