Boris Johnson sets scene for TV clash with MPs who claim he misled Commons on Partygate
But Mr Johnson said: “I leave it to others to decide how much confidence may now be placed in her inquiry and in the reports that she produced.
“If you told me at the time I commissioned Sue Gray to do the inquiry, all the stuff that I now know, I think I might have cross-examined her more closely about her independence.Mr Johnson said it was surreal and particularly concerning to realise committee MPs were partly relying on her report’s findings.“It is clear from this report that I have not committed any contempt of“It is also clear that what I have been saying about this matter from the beginning has been vindicated.
“That is because there is no evidence in the report that I knowingly or recklessly misled Parliament, or that I failed to update Parliament in a timely manner.”following parties held amid tough lockdown restrictions in both Downing Street and Whitehall.
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