Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned from the British Parliament with immediate effect.
At the root of this dismissal is the report of the “partygate” case, which continued to haunt Boris Johnson after the government provided police with new evidence of possible violations of restrictions during the pandemic.
Boris Johnson was criticized for not taking the threat seriously enough at the onset of the pandemic and the parties held at the official residence in 2020 and 2021 while Britain was housebound due to Covid-19 caused a scandal.
That report from the Privileges Committee headed by the British prosecutor indicates that Johnson misled Parliament about the Downing Street parties, but the former governor left criticism: “They have not yet produced a shred of evidence that I acted willfully or recklessly.” the House of Commons.”
In a statement given to the committee in March, Johnson admitted to misleading Parliament but denied doing so on purpose, further admitting that social distancing was not “perfect” in Downing Street meetings during the lockdowns.
In a statement released on Friday after leaving office, the former prime minister reiterated that I have not lied. “I accept that the committee knows this in their hearts. They know very well that when I spoke in the House of Commons, I said what I honestly believed to be true and what I was instructed to say, like any other minister,” he stressed.
Johnson accused the commission of operating as a “kangaroo court” and stated that it was “intended from the start” to find him guilty, “regardless of the facts”.
Source: DN
