Boris Johnson will be questioned by MPs next Wednesday as part of the partygate investigation into whether he misled parliament when he was prime minister.
Mr Johnson repeatedly denied COVID lockdown rules were broken at Number 10 when asked in the Commons, but the report said evidence strongly suggests it would have been"obvious" to him rules were being breached.
If Mr Johnson is found to have misled parliament he could be suspended from the Commons for 10 days, which could trigger a recall petition. On 3 March, the committee published the evidence it has obtained so far in its initial 24-page report, including four previously unseen photos of Downing Street gatherings awash with bottles of alcohol.Read more:The report said:"The evidence strongly suggests that breaches of guidance would have been obvious to Mr Johnson at the time he was at the gatherings.
The committee also laid out in the preliminary report what it will ask Mr Johnson when he appears in front of them.
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