Boris Johnson barred from parliament in UK Partygate scandal
London | British lawmakers endorsed the findings of a probe that concluded former prime minister Boris Johnson repeatedly and deliberately misled lawmakers, and stripped him of the right to the automatic access to parliament enjoyed by former members.
The House of Commons voted 354-7 late on Monday (Tuesday AEST) to approve the damning report into what Mr Johnson had told lawmakers about the “Partygate” scandal – a series of pandemic-era gatherings in Westminster that broke the COVID-19 rules the government itself had imposed.
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