Tory MPs divided over Boris: Sunak allies warn ex-PM's career is 'over' as Partygate report vote looms
Mr Johnson's contempt was made "all the more serious" because he was prime minister, it added.
It is understood the Committee's conclusions were hardened after he repeatedly attempted to discredit the cross-party group of MPs, labelling it a "kangaroo court".Mr Johnson was once again furious in his response following the report's publication, slamming the Committee's findings as "patently absurd".
"This is rubbish. It is a lie. In order to reach this deranged conclusion, the Committee is obliged to say a series of things that are patently absurd, or contradicted by the facts." "I do not have the slightest contempt for parliament, or for the important work that should be done by the Privileges Committee.
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