Rishi Sunak is set to miss tonight's debate on the damning report that found Boris Johnson knowingly misled his fellow MPs over Partygate
The privileges committee found that former Prime Minister Mr Johnson knowingly misled parliament five times in his statements about parties in Downing Street that breached Covid rules.
If enough Conservative MPs decide to abstain, that could mean no votes take place. Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove has said he will abstain on any vote. Transport secretary Mark Harper is also set to be away, meaning he is not expected to vote.Mr Johnson has urged his allies not to oppose the motion, arguing the sanctions have no practical effect, although critics argue the level of support shown for him would have been low anyway.
But with at least three potentially damaging by-elections looming following the resignations of Mr Johnson, Nigel Adams and David Warburton, many could decide instead to spend Monday campaigning.Rishi Sunak is expected not to attend the debate.No 10 has declined to say whether the Prime Minister will turn up to back the report, but he will be hosting a foreign leader in Downing Street on Monday which could give him an excuse not to take part.
"We came to the view that some of Mr Johnson's denials and explanations were so disingenuous that they were by their very nature deliberate attempts to mislead the committee and the House, while others demonstrated deliberation because of the frequency with which he closed his mind to the truth." He repeated his demand that senior Tory and arch critic Sir Bernard Jenkin follow him in resigning after allegations emerged that he attended a drinks party for his wife in Parliament during lockdown.
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