Liz Truss: Penny Mordaunt Highlights Plans to Overhaul EU Regulations
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Ms Truss was speaking at the Conservative Leaders' Meeting in Darlington when Mr Johnson was sent to parliament in a scandal. He claimed he was not misleading. Asked if she would vote to end an inquiry by MPs on the Standards Committee, she said, "Yes. But the vote has not taken place and is ongoing," she said.
The Foreign Secretary also appeared to agree with the audience's cries that a media "witch hunt" was responsible for Mr Johnson's downfall
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But it did not determine whether the prime minister knew of the rule violation.
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Mr Johnson was fined by police for attending a birthday gathering in the cabinet (Image: (Getty Images)Recently, The Telegraph reported that a former aide to the Prime Minister's Office accused Boris Johnson of criticizing Congress for his knowledge of the Partygate scandal. He said he was preparing to submit evidence alleging that he had misled the
The paper spoke to three of Mr Johnson's men who claimed he did not fully explain the facts he knew at the time.
One has agreed to give evidence to the Commission, and his two others are considering as well.
It claims that Conservative heavyweights are trying to force the House of Commons to abandon its inquiry, turning it into a "kangaroo court".
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Four of the party's most senior back-ventures filed a motion demanding that the Privileges Commission investigation be "stopped," in a "tie-in" to force the prime minister out. I explained that there is. parliament.
Sir Bill Cash, Sir Yin Duncan Smith, Sir Edward Lee and David Jones said a committee chaired by Harriet Harman of the Labor Party had found Mr Johnson guilty. He said he moved the goalposts to ensure that it would be.
Instead of adhering to the established practice of blaming ministers only when they "deliberately or willfully" misled the House of Commons (which Mr Johnson denies), the committee decided to denounce him. has misled the House, for which he has already apologized. The
Commission has the power to suspend Mr. Johnson from Congress for not less than ten days if Mr. Johnson is found guilty of contempt.
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Sir Bill and three other members of Congress said the committee had not set precedent. I think it's deliberately ignoring the House's own rulebook to make sure it runs. Convict Johnson of lying to Congress.
They submitted an early motion to the House in hopes that the Speaker of the House would allow the issue to be debated and voted on.