Boris Johnson: will Partygate investigation mean the end for former PM?

Boris Johnson started by swearing on the bible to tell the truth about whether he had told the truth in the House of Commons about parties in Downing Street - widely know as partygate.

He said any gatherings were 'essential' to the work of No.10 in occasionally tetchy evidence over three hours to the privileges committee.

It was an attempt to prevent him being found to have misled the Commons - a finding that could see the former prime minister suspended as an MP and facing a by-election in what was a turbulent day in Westminster with rebellions, revelations and interrogations.
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[shaaddhillon]

The man who can't tell whether a gathering is a party unless he is told is the one we chose to run our country! Frightening

[Scanini]

Drinking alcohol at work... If I was caught with any alcohol at work I would be sacked on the spot.

Im only an electrician... Disgusting what these people think is ok

[jebus]

Anyone else find it utterly hilarious that he admitted to their faces that he'd only think they're legitimate if they find in his favour?

[anthonymcmahon]

Interviewer - Mr Johnson which is your favourite lie that you told?
Boris - I don't tell lies.
Interviewer - That is my favourite one too.

[janetgough]

Genuine question. Why is Johnson's defence being funded by taxpayers' money? Does he qualify for legal aid? If so, why don't I?

[titteryenot]

When they get round to burying him, never will the epitaph ring so true: Here *LIES* Boris Johnson 🪦

[bigblue]

Interesting how he struggles when forced to tell the truth

[london]

Listening to Jacob Rees Mogg is like listening to a child defending his naughty friend.
These people run the country..😢

[kc]

a thief who claimed he didn't know he was stealing, and that his gang didn't think he was a thief, would still be a thief.

[ekatep]

Nothing worse than people having a party in your house that you're neither informed of or invited to

[whouster]

Unless you're JRM, Nadine, or any sycophantic prat who worships Johnson, this was an incredibly embarrassing display.

[kortia]

Pretty sure blatantly lying under oath carries a serious penalty..🤔

[rberto]

And we the tax payers are paying for his four expensive lawyers sat behind him that aren't necessary when this is not a criminal trial but we are paying through the nose to try and get him off from lying to us all in Parliament! You couldn't write it!

[bustedfender]

In a sensible world, we’d never hear from him again. In reality, he’ll get a massive record deal or something later this week.

[pauljosephbuggle]

He was at the gatherings. There are photos we can all see. What's wrong with the British people? How can you say there is no smoking gun?

[dashdotdot]

Funny - he lies about telling untruths despite having clear evidence.
Unbelieveable.
But because he's from where he's from or has a certain amount of money he'll not be thrown into jail like he should be.

[myhm]

Come on folks, he'll get a slap on the wrist and that's it, our government is a circus

[ageoflove]

"Well officer, I did point the gun at that man and pulled the trigger, but some guy, can't say who of course, told me it was going to be fine so how could I have possibly known I'd kill him?"

Trying really hard to understand what's going on but what I've mentioned above is really what he is going with, right?

[csharpe]

Harriet harmon, shows how to have integrity and class. A polar opposite to the man being question! Unfortunately I can't see the Tory members of the committee, voting to boot him out of Parliament which absolutely should happen. Because Tory party always looks after the Tory party!

[tobymnewton]

Johnson: "We didn't ... erm, er, ... pass stuff to each other if we could .... erm, er ... possibly avoid it ..."
Harman: "Presumably people were passing drinks to each other, because we've seen the picture?"
Johnson: "Of course!"

As Johnson would say, "Erm, er ... WTF?" This is the level of "truth-telling" that this man is capable of. Words come out of his mouth. They're challenged. He immediately does a U-turn.
As Mick Lynch would say, "Enough is enough."