🔴 Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson has confirmed he will not attend a debate on the latest report from the Privileges Committee which condemned some senior Tories and accused them of trying to undermine its inquiry
They added that the report was “rightly a matter for the House” and that the Government “will monitor developments in the House and see whether there is a vote moved”.
“He’s fully aware of the findings of the report. I haven’t spoken specifically about whether he’s read every page,” they continued.refused to condemn the Tory MPs accused of trying to undermine and intimidate the Privileges CommitteeMr Sunak also skipped the debate and vote last month on whether to impose sanctions on Mr Johnson, citing other diary commitments.
The debate followed the publication of the Privileges Committee report which concluded the former PM had knowingly misled MPs over parties that took place in Downing Street during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Mr Sunak’s spokesperson said at the time that he was not planning to attend Parliament for the debate due to “commitments that he can’t move”, including welcoming the prime minister of Sweden to Downing Street and a series of other meetings.
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