This consultation of parliamentarians will have little impact as the former prime minister has resigned his mandate as deputy.
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Posted on 6/20/2023 7:20 AM Updated on 6/20/2023 7:20 AM
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his farewell speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, September 6, 2022. (DANIEL LEAL / AFP)
Too many parties. British MPs have banned Boris Johnson from Parliament. They confirmed on Monday evening, June 19, a damning report (PDF) concluding that the former prime minister lied to Parliament over the “Partygate” affair, thereby jeopardizing his political future.
On the day of Boris Johnson’s 59th birthday, members of the House of Commons-elect approved the conclusions of the Parliamentary Committee, which concluded that the former Minister had “misled the House of Representatives on a matter of the utmost importance to the Chamber and the public”. have ” and this “several times”.
Boris Johnson denounces a ‘witch hunt’
The report was broadly adopted by the House of Commons, which comprises 650 elected officials, by 354 votes in favor and just 7 against. This consultation of MPs has little tangible impact now that Boris Johnson has resigned as MP, but it represents a humiliation for the Conservatives. The latter called the report a “witch hunt” and called it “political assassination” when it was released.
According to the British press, the former prime minister had called on his supporters to abstain from voting rather than oppose the report. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did not appear for the debate and said he did not want to “interfere” with the vote, which has led to accusations of “weakness” from the Labor Party. Former Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May urged all MPs to vote in favor of the report to “help restore confidence in our parliamentary democracy”.
On Sunday, a new video published by The Mirror newspaper showing Conservative Party members dancing while flouting social distancing rules at a party during the pandemic sparked fierce opposition. For his part, Boris Johnson has already found a new job. He was hired as a columnist by the conservative tabloid Chron.
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