The former prime minister says he is looking forward to giving evidence to the inquiry as he continues to deny he knew he was breaking the COVID rules when he said he did not in the Commons multiple times.
Boris Johnson's future is in the balance as he is set to give evidence to MPs investigating whether he misled parliament over partygate denials.will appear before the cross-party privileges committee at 2pm on Wednesday for a session of questioning that is due to last four hours - but could be longer.
The former prime minister and his team are understood to be"very confident" ahead of his appearance, which will involve him taking an oath as he swears on the King James Bible.
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