Johnson admits he misled British parliament about Partygate, but unintentionally

Boris Johnson admitted what was already obvious: yes it wasn’t sincere when he assured at the end of 2021 in the Lower House that the parties held in Downing Street, during the prison lockdown, did not violate the restrictions imposed by his administration to stop the spread of covid-19. However, the formerPrime Minister He assures that he did not deliberately mislead the representatives and that he always “acted in good faith”.

“I misled the House not because I was trying to hide what I know, which would be pointless and immediately counterproductive, but because I said what I honestly and reasonably believed at the time I didn’t know what the truth was,’ the former prime minister said in a 52-page document he presented to parliament’s Privileges Committee, the body investigating whether the former president lied to MPs when he accounted for party gate and before which he will appear this Wednesday.

“When I spoke in Parliament on December 1 and 8, 2021, I was not aware that any of the events I attended escalated beyond what is legal after my departure,” Johnson said, trying to shift all responsibility from their associates and subordinates. .

Despite the fact that the investigation he ordered and the fine imposed on him by the police revealed that the parties violated the restrictions imposed during detention, Johnson persisted in his thesis that he did not know that they were illegal and that no one warned him about it.

«There is not a single document to indicate that I received any warning or notice that an event broke or could break the rules,” he said and asked the commission to disregard statements from his former adviser Dominic Cummings, who pointed out the opposite. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he would allow MPs the tories feel free to vote if the board rules against Johnson.