Friends of Boris Johnson have accused enemies of the former prime minister of waging a briefing campaign against him over partygate Johnson allies say the mood in his camp is “punchy” and in “full fightback mode”
, which is currently deliberating whether Mr Johnson misled the Commons over whether Covid rules were broken.after Cabinet Office lawyers discovered evidence of the new meetings, said to include former cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, the TV presenter Kate Garraway and his family and friends. Mr Johnson’s allies have insisted the meetings were lawful.
Mr Johnson has sacked the Cabinet Office legal team assigned to represent him at the official Covid Inquiry, and has appointed new lawyers.understands. The new allegations means the Privileges Committee probe, which was due to report as soon as this month, may not publish its findings for several more weeks.
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