mrjohnson's, i reading? let's give credit where credit is due. mrjohnson's, one| reading?g the northern ireland protocol that even though he just owned it later, and then being able to bring together mostly voters behind the conservative party, 80% of them voted for the party, and that was the foundation of the victory. that is a reflection of his unrivaled ability as a campaigner. however, your ability as a campaigner does ultimately rest on whether or not the public are going to believe you. after two years, and office, when the conservatives i've never been behind labour in the polls, quite remarkably, once partygate hit, then indeed yes, the party did fall behind in the polls. now, it's true by time he had left office the party was around eight or nine points behind. but was not potentially recoverable because mark yes. was it recoverable under mr johnson because mark not necessarily given the view that the public had then formed of him. but of course much of the primary responsibility for the fact that the conservatives are now so far behind in polls doesn't abide wit

_ conversation with mrjohnson? isn't itjust, clive? since _ conversation with mrjohnson? since rishi sunak became prime minister, he has often gone to great lengths to try and avoid rows with his own party, but he was pretty vociferous this morning, accusing borisjohnson of asking him to do things that he wasn't prepared to do, to overrule the body responsible for vetting peerages and try and break with precedent. i have to say, the response to that from boris johnson's camp has been furious as well. they have essentially accused mr sunak of not telling the truth, of blocking peerages by acting too slowly and dragging their feet over some of the cheques that need to be done to make sure these things go through. there is a battle to be believed going on here between mr sunak and mrjohnson. i have been chatting to tory mps this morning and as one backbencher put it, he thought it was far more likely that tory mps would side with the boss, side with mr sunak when it came to accounts of who said what in a private meeting. but there is something bigger going on as well here, c

is this the end, mrjohnson? is this the end, mrjohnson?said no to an _ is this the end, mrjohnson? but he said no to an interview, _ is this the end, mrjohnson? but he said no to an interview, he - is this the end, mrjohnson? but he said no to an interview, he put - is this the end, mrjohnson? but he said no to an interview, he put out. said no to an interview, he put out a written statement instead claiming the report is rubbish, light, deranged, and complete tripe. and he said... you have been there and seen it with your own eyes. harriet harman is the labour mp who chaired this investigation. he claims she was prejudiced against him from the outset given things she had previously said. the report says its members were informed by the facts. jacob rees—mogg was knighted by borisjohnson and served in his cabinet. what did he make of the report? well, i think it's over baked. i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work for the committee's favour or adv

the evidence against| mrjohnson overwhelming base of the evidence _ mrjohnson overwhelming base of thethat the parties took place. — evidence that the parties took place, but what i think is particularly telling is that when he turn turn — particularly telling is that when he turn turn came to the house and made his various _ turn turn came to the house and made his various statements about giving assurances — his various statements about giving assurances that there had been no parties. _ assurances that there had been no parties. he — assurances that there had been no parties, he had been specifically told by— parties, he had been specifically told by his officials that he could not give — told by his officials that he could not give sufficient or assurances because — not give sufficient or assurances because it — not give sufficient or assurances because it could not be said that the ruies— because it could not be said that the rules have been properly followed. he cheerfully decided to id followed. he cheerfully decided to go ahead and do it. whatever the circumstances, which he sa

— allies of mrjohnson? absolutely not, ou allies of mrjohnson? not, you said it was _ allies of mrjohnson? absolutely not, you said it was a _ allies of mrjohnson? absolutely not, you said it was a cross - allies of mrjohnson? absolutely| not, you said it was a cross party committee and they are very cross indeed. very cross indeed about how they've been described, for example, they've been described, for example, the names of seven conservative mps, allies of borisjohnson, have been speaking about the committee's work while it was still in progress— calling it a kangaroo court or a banana republic. they see this as an attempt to undermine their investigation into borisjohnson, whether or not he lied to parliament, they found he did lie to parliament, they found he did lie to parliament, and in addition to that they say that by impugning their integrity, this is really undermining the legitimacy of parliament itself which called on them to investigate borisjohnson, and their concern is that people will not serve on committees like this in the fut

appendix three is the letter of mrjohnson in response to the draft report.although in paragraph six on page 100 questions the impartiality of the committee, annex one ignores that. it answers lots of other points but it brushes over this point, perhaps because it thought that it was on relatively thin ice. of that it was on relatively thin ice. of course i will give way. he obviously — of course i will give way. he: obviously called for me to resign or recuse myself from the committee. did he ever ask the right honourable member to recuse herself from the committee before borisjohnson started demanding it? it’s committee before boris johnson started demanding it?— committee before boris johnson started demanding it? it's a matter of record that _ started demanding it? it's a matter of record that i _ started demanding it? it's a matter of record that i said _ started demanding it? it's a matter of record that i said it. _ started demanding it? it's a matter of record that i said it. i _ started demanding it? it's a matter of record that i said it. i said - s

they say it is not clear whether those concerns were raised with mrjohnson at the time.time. the social nature of the gathering was indicated by the high number of people invited with some attendees from outside number ten as well as mrjohnson�*s wife through the committee say consider it is obvious cannot be described as an absolutely necessary participant, and the installation in the garden of tables with alcohol available. they go on to say there is evidence that the number of people in attendance increase during the time that mrjohnson was at the gathering. taking the language of the rules in place at the time, back in may 2020, further gathering to have been complied with the rules, it would have had to have been essential for work purposes and they do consider that a social gathering held purely for the purposes of improving staff morale can be regarded as having been essential for work purposes. they set out in further detail that they do not believe mrjohnson would have advised the public that this was the case had he been asked at the time so one example of why

saying — loyalists stuck by mrjohnson saying in— loyalists stuck by mrjohnson saying in the end they had misled parliament was convincing, but they were in majority _ convincing, but they were in majority. and overall the most powerful— majority. and overall the most powerful impression of this impassioned and passionate debate _ impassioned and passionate debate was that essentially we are seeing the departure from parliament, the downfall of a man, — parliament, the downfall of a man, borisjohnson, who had one so completely and utterly dominated british politics. it's been at least two weeks, since ukrainian troops began a concerted effort, to push back russian defensive lines. in the south and east of the country. but the front line is long — roughly a thousand kilometres...and russian forces are well dug in, having had months to prepare, for the ukrainian attack. our correspondent, quentin sommerville, and camera journalist, darren conway joined ukraine's 68th yay—ger brigade in the south—east of the country. here's their report — and a warning it contains images that you may fin

all this means trouble for mrjohnson's successor here.m with this resignation. rishi sunak is blamed by some of borisjohnson's supporters for abetting his downfall. today, ministers were trying to keep out of things. the determination of whether or not he should stand down was purely a decision for the former prime minister, and that's where that rests. our focus is on delivering on the priorities of the british people. that is where the prime minister's focus is, that is the priority of all of government. that borisjohnson is divisive, for some a chaotic liability, for others an election—winner, was clear for those in uxbridge today. argh. taking the easy option out, isn't he? instead of standing there and defending himself and everyone else, he is doing the wrong thing. i don't like him in any case. i think it's the best thing that could happen, get rid of him. i would vote for him tomorrow. great man, he has a huge amount . of support all over the country. and it has been a witch—hunt. he'll be back, i reckon. and more by—elections loo

but rishi sunak said today that mrjohnson had asked him to overrule the committee, which vets the newsomething mr sunak said he was not prepared to do. our political editor chris mason has the latest. back in the country, still in the headlines and generating more. tonight, borisjohnson and rishi sunak are in open, public conflict. borisjohnson and his allies accuse the prime minister of secretly blocking peerages for some of mrjohnson�*s closest associates. rishi sunak is normally cautious, circumspect in what he says in public. not today. borisjohnson asked me to do something that i wasn't prepared to do, because i didn't think it was right. that was to either overrule the holac committee or to make promises for people. now, i wasn't prepared to do that. as i said, i didn't think it was right. and if people don't like that, then tough. i... when i got thisjob... applause when i got thisjob, i said i was going to do things differently because i wanted to change politics, and that's what i'm doing. rishi sunak making a moral argument and contrast with the prime minister before last, u

why is mrjohnson under fire over the state _ all. to i all. why is mrjohnson under fire | over the state e-mailjob to show all. why is mrjohnson under fire i over the state e-mailjob to show he over the state e—mailjob to show he has taken thisjob over the state e—mailjob to show he has taken this job is columnist but the ministerial code. it has taken this job is columnist but the ministerial code.— the ministerial code. it says that any minister— the ministerial code. it says that any minister within _ the ministerial code. it says that any minister within two - the ministerial code. it says that any minister within two years i the ministerial code. it says that any minister within two years of| any minister within two years of leaving office has to before they take or announce a job, they have to have advice from this committee and the borisjohnson did, where two told this evening was to go to at half an hour before he announced that he was going to be a columnist in the statement from the committee, they said was a clear breach o

the reaction from mrjohnson?y or acceptance, let alone an apology, but a doubling down — taking a leaf, in the eyes of some, straight out of donald trump's playbook — the report's conclusions were rubbish, he said in a statement — a lie, deranged, a charade, a dreadful day for democracy. by this stage of the day you'll most likely know the detail of the report, so we won't dwell on that. instead, tonight we'll throw things forward to examine whether the former prime minister has any realistic chance of a future in politics after this, what the dysfunction within the conservative party might mean for the party's electoral fortunes. and we'll talk to a mother of a 14—year—old boy who died of leukaemia in the pandemic. his younger sibling couldn't visit him in hospital and she and her husband had to make painful decisions on spending time with him before he died. and we'll hear from a conservative mp who still supports borisjohnson. first, here's nick... sacked at times, abandoned by allies at other times, and then

reporter: |s this the end, mrjohnson?tatement instead, claiming the report is "rubbish, a lie, deranged, absurd and complete tripe". have you run out of road? and, he said... you've been there and seen it with your own eyes. harriet harman is the labour mp who chaired this investigation. he claims she was prejudiced against him from the outset, given things she had previously said. the report says its members were informed by the facts. jacob rees—mogg was knighted by borisjohnson and served in his cabinet. what did he make of the report? well, i think it's over—baked. i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity, and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work to the committee's favour or advantage. is this the end for borisjohnson? no way back from this, is there? there's easily a way back, because the great virtue of our system is that parliament can chuck you out, it can chuck you out again and it can suspend you, but if voters send you back, back you come. today's report came o

but mrjohnson has described the report as "rubbish and deranged". the findings must now be voted on — ensuring more re—criminations. our political editor chris mason reports. so many chapters of boris johnson's life have his relationship with the truth running straight through them. today, the latest chapter — a committee of his peers throwing the book at him. was he honest about what went on in downing street during the very covid restrictions he'd imposed on the rest of us? all guidance was followed completely during number 10. really? there was no party, and that no covid rules were broken. a senior civil servant, sue gray, investigated. so, too, the police. today, another page turns. the conclusion — devastating for mrjohnson. let's be blunt, this report concludes that he lied. it says he deliberately misled mps, he deliberately misled the committee. he breached their confidence by saying out loud what was in their report before they did, and that he was complicit in a campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee. look at what e

it says that the overall thrust of mrjohnson's evidence _ overall thrust of mrjohnson's evidence forw the scope of the assertions made against the. it uses words like disingenuous, misleading. it talks about— disingenuous, misleading. it talks about mr— disingenuous, misleading. it talks about mrjohnson using language which _ about mrjohnson using language which was contrary to common english usage. _ which was contrary to common english usage. of— which was contrary to common english usage, of him advancing an unsustainable interpretation of guidance. the report's tone is flat and completely professional, and absolutely damning. it is also shedding more light on behaviour which _ shedding more light on behaviour which proved without doubt that it really _ which proved without doubt that it really was — which proved without doubt that it really was one rule for them and another— really was one rule for them and another rule for us. since its publication, we have seen clips reveai— publication, we have seen clips reveal the _ publication, we have seen clips reveal the unbelievable arr

it has produced a lengthy, damning report, which finds mrjohnson misled the house, the committee and tried to undermine the democratic process. the committee says, if borisjohnson was still an mp, it would recommend he be suspended from parliament for 90 days — much longer than had been expected. mrjohnson stood down as an mp after receiving advance details of the report, which this morning he called "deranged". straight to westminster and our political correspondent, nick eardley. a very long report and it is damning. a very long report and it is damning-— a very long report and it is damninu. , �* , ~ , , damning. isn't it “ust? westminster had been damning. isn't itjust? westminster had been expecting _ damning. isn't itjust? westminster had been expecting a _ damning. isn't itjust? westminster had been expecting a really - damning. isn't itjust? westminster had been expecting a really criticall had been expecting a really critical report, we knew it was critical enough for boris johnson report, we knew it was critical enough for borisjohnson to decide to stand down as an mp. but

what this letter was was a letter from the cabinet office to mrjohnson about that, and we don't haveblished by the sunday times and in one of thoseit sunday times and in one of those it says the funding offer will cease to be available to mrjohnson if he knowingly seeks to frustrate or undermine the government's position in relation to the enquiry unless is a very clear conflict of interest to. the paper also says later on in a letter he is told that he has to send any witness statement or exhibit which he intends to provide to the enquiry to the cabinet office first so it can be security checked and he needs to make any necessary reductions they say before submitting it to the enquiry as part of the terms of keeping the public money for his legal advice. to the world of fashion now, and british vogue editor—in—chief edward enninful is stepping down from his role after six years at the top magazine. the ghanian—british creative is the first black man to hold the title and will now move into a newly created role aimed at growing the brand globally. earlier, i spoke to chrissy rutherfo

is this the end, mrjohnson? we're shouting at borisjohnson because he said no to an interview.written statement instead, claiming the report is "rubbish, a lie, deranged, absurd and complete tripe". have you run out of road? and, he said... you've been there and seen it with your own eyes. harriet harman is the labour mp who chaired this investigation. he claims she was prejudiced against him from the outset given things she had previously said. the report says its members were informed by the facts. jacob rees—mogg was knighted by borisjohnson and served in his cabinet. what did he make of the report? well, i think it's over—baked. i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity, and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work to the committee's favour or advantage. is this the end for borisjohnson? no way back from this, is there? there's easily a way back. because the great virtue of our system is that parliament can chuck you out, it can chuck you out again and suspend you, but if voters send you back, back you come. today's report came

reporter: is this - the end, mrjohnson?tten statement instead, claiming the report is "rubbish, a lie, deranged, absurd and complete tripe". have you run out of road? and, he said... you've been there and seen it with your own eyes. harriet harman is the labour mp who chaired this investigation. he claims she was prejudiced against him from the outset, given things she had previously said. the report says its members were informed by the facts. jacob rees—mogg was knighted by borisjohnson, jacob rees—mogg was knighted by borisjohnson, and served in his cabinet. what did he make of the report? well, i think it's over—baked. that i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity, and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work to the committee's favour or advantage. is this the end for borisjohnson? no way back from this, is there? oh, there's easily a way back, because the great virtue of our system is that parliament can chuck you out, it can chuck you out again and it can suspend you, but

a row over mrjohnson�*s controversial resignation honours list escalates into a feud between the mane country and the man who used to. we'll talk to tobias ellwood and the labour mp, chris bryant, who stepped back from chairing the privileges committee inquiry into mrjohnson. the next chapter of nicola sturgeon�*s life is not going to plan, after being arrested yesterday in connection to the investigation into snp finances, interviewed for seven hours and released without charge, she is protesting her innocence, refusing calls from fellow msps to step aside and pledging to be back in parliament soon. should her successor humza yousaf have refused to suspend her? we are in glasgow and we will talk to the former westminster snp leader, the labour leader in scotland and ash regan, who has called on nicola sturgeon to resign. and after a mother who was 32 to 3a weeks pregnant is sentenced to two years injailfor taking abortion pills, there are calls for a review of the 150—year—old law under which she was punished. we'll bejoined by we'll be joined by labour we'll bejoined by labour mp w

because he was prime minister, mrjohnson's dishonesty, if left unchecked, would have contaminated thel for the health of our democracy. i want to say something about the press. this episode has shown that wrongdoing has not gone undiscovered and attempts to cover it up have failed. but it would have been undiscovered had not the press doggedly investigated. many journalists played their part, and in particular, i want to mention pippa crerar and paul brand. democracy needs a free press. the house sent this report to the privileges committee without division. it unanimously endorsed the membership of the committee. we were done —— we have done the work were done —— we have done the work we were asked to. this is the moment for the house, on behalf of the people of this country, to assert its rights to say loud and clear that government will be accountable, ministers will be honest, there is no impunity for wrongdoing, even if you are the prime minister, especially if you are the prime minister, you must tell the truth to parliament. i urge all members to support this motion. thank you,

they recommended a 90 day suspension but mrjohnson had stood down as an mp. 0ne mrjohnson had stood down as an mp. one more thing to the mix, the bbc has seen in invitation to a jingle and mingle event from december 2020, held at conservative headquarters when london was under cupboard restrictions banning indoor socialising. video of the event emerged over the weekend showing a roomful of people in close proximity with some apparentlyjoking about covid regulations. let's bring you the latest. rishi sunak is not expected to attend this afternoon's debate. the prime minister ignored the media's questions on the subject when welcoming the swedish prime minister to downing street.- when welcoming the swedish prime minister to downing street. where is our minister to downing street. where is your leadership. _ minister to downing street. where is your leadership, prime _ minister to downing street. where is your leadership, prime minister? - minister to downing street. where is | your leadership, prime minister? why are you not engaging in the boris johnson debate? has borisjohnson damaged t

the treaties mrjohnson was a senior member of the house, a long—standing member.he has shown absolutely no contrition. he chose to attack, intimidate and bully the committee which could indeed be a breach of the rules in itself. everything he did fell far, far short of the standards this house and the public is entitled to expect of any member. ijust is entitled to expect of any member. i just want to say a few words about the process. the house has always claimed, as the leader of the house said earlier, it's always claimed exclusive cognizance. that's to say apart from the voters and the criminal law, the anybody who can discipline, suspend or expel an elected member is the house of commons in its entirety. i still hold to that principle. it's why any decision or recommendation to suspend or expel a member has to be approved by the whole house. it is also why the only way to proceed when there is an allegation that a member has committed a contempt of parliament, for instance by misleading the house, is by a committee of the house and a decision of the whole hou

we'll examine what it means for mrjohnson — and what it means for the prime minister.ther major story on tonight's programme... classified documents on national defence and nuclear secrets — which us prosecutors say were stored in donald trump's florida residence — as 37 criminal charges are unveiled against him. it's election interference of the highest level. there's never been anything like what's happened. i am an innocent man, i'm an innocent person. and can they do it? manchester city prepare to take on inter milan in tomorrow night's champions league final — hoping to win the treble. and on newsnight at 10.30pm... we will go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus we take a first look at what's on tomorrow's from pages. good evening. in the first of two major breaking stories tonight, borisjohnson has chosen to abruptly curtail his political career, announcing he is to stand down as an mp with immediate effect — after receiving the commons report into whether he misled parliament over lockdown parties, which he has

for more than five hours, mps debated the report — which recommended a 90—day suspension for mrjohnsono parliament about what he knew about the lockdown gatherings. this was the moment when the result of the vote was announced in the house of commons. the ayes to the right, 354. the noes to the left, seven. who are you? the ayes to the right, 354. the noes to the left, seven. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock! 0ur politics correspondent rob watson has this analysis of the events in parliament. borisjohnson's parliamentary downfall and disgrace is now complete, with the overwhelming majority of mps who bothered to turn up and vote agreeing with the report — the damning report that borisjohnson had repeatedly misled them, misled parliament, and misled the country. now, many 0pposition mps also used it as an opportunity to target borisjohnson, to say that he had been a liar, that he had brought a sort of trump—like, post—truth politics to britain. many conservative mps were less personal in their attacks on theirformer leader, but they joined in that sort of sense that parliament

but in a fiery statement, mrjohnson accused mr sunak of talking rubbish.r chris mason has the details back in the country, still in the headlines and generating more. tonight, borisjohnson and rishi sunak are in open, public conflict. borisjohnson and his allies accuse the prime minister of secretly blocking peerages for some of mrjohnson�*s closest associates. rishi sunak is normally cautious, circumspect in what he says in public. not today. borisjohnson asked me to do something that i wasn't prepared to do, because i didn't think it was right. that was to either overrule the holac committee or to make promises for people. now, i wasn't prepared to do that. as i said, i didn't think it was right. and if people don't like that, then tough. i...when i got this “ob applaus: ., , i said i was going to do things differently because i wanted to change politics, and that's what i'm doing. rishi sunak making a moral argument and contrast with the prime minister before last, unwilling to overrule holac, the house of lords appointments commission. boris johnson wa

and the evidence, frankly, against mrjohnson is overwhelming.verwhelming because of the evidence the parties took place. what i think particularly is telling is that when he came to the house and made his various statements about giving assurances that there had been no parties, he had been specifically told by his officials that he couldn't give such assurances because it could not be said the world had been properly followed, but you just cheerfully decided to go ahead and do it. so, whatever the circumstances, which he says brought these gatherings about, where he says he thought they were part of work events, when he actually came to the house of commons and explained what had been going on, he knew that there was a problem and he deliberately decided to conceal it. and it has to be understood that this whole business is not about what he did in downing street. it is whether he lied to the house of commons. whether he lied to the house of commem— whether he lied to the house of commons. ~ . �* , , commons. well, that's interesting that ou co

the report has also criticised mrjohnson�*s behaviour in recent days.unced he was resigning, attacking the committee as "a kangaroo court." i swear by almighty god... another serious contempt, the committee said, which would have increased the recommended suspension to 90 days. in a statement mrjohnson said the findings were rubbish and a lie and said in order to reach this deranged conclusion, the committee had been obliged to say a series of things that were patently absurd, and it was a dreadful day for mps and democracy. he does have some supporters who share his view. i think it is spiteful, vindictive, overreaching, quite frankly. this is a completely unfair report as borisjohnson says, it feels very much like a stitch—up. in terms of due process, i don't think he has been treated fairly at all. saying he has deliberately misled the house, how can they possibly come to that conclusion? where is the evidence? i have not seen any. i will be speaking against this, voting against this and i hope other colleagues do as well. call a general election. in

priti patel, mrjohnson�*s home secretary, is made a dame.ally and the mayor of tees valley, is one of those mr johnson is sending to the lords. labour have criticised that, as there is a review into his use of public funds in his area. a knighthood for this man, martin reynolds, is one of the most controversial. mrjohnson�*s chief of staff, who had to resign after he sent an e—mail inviting staff to a bring your own booze party in the downing street garden during lockdown. and jack doyle, he resigned as mrjohnson�*s communications director at that time, also gets a knighthood. notably not on the list is nadine dorries, a close ally of mrjohnson. many thought she would get a seat in the lords. this afternoon, she said she had been on the list, but the name had been sent back to the lords committee that vets appointments, and today she resigned as an mp. something significant did happen to change my mind. i am not someone who is going to go blabbing out what that was. ., ., , , a, , that was. relations between boris johnson and _ that was. rel

but one of his allies told the bbc that he had spoken to mrjohnson himself today and he does not wantrded in the house of commons. and that may well be because his critics would argue that perhaps the strength of support borisjohnson may not be quite as robust as was being predicted. it also will certainly help rishi sunak as well because number ten, downing street, have been very coy indeed about whether the prime minister would actually take part in that vote. it is potentially divisive inside his own party or how he would vote if he did. certainly if this report is simply nodded through, it helps the former prime minister, it helps the former prime minister, it helps the former prime minister, it helps the current prime minister but it may well be that opposition mps tried to push this to a vote on monday. so they may not be able to defuse what had been a very explosive few days entirely. but certainly one of the senior ministers in government, michael gove, who latterly did not get on with borisjohnson, was sacked in boris johnson�*s last with borisjohnson, was sacked in borisjohn

but mrjohnson seizing on it to make _ lied. but mrjohnson seizing on it to make another _ lied. criticism of the committee suggests his determination to undermine its conclusions is not going anywhere. ione wells, bbc news. there is, as you might imagine, plenty more on the story available on the website. the partygate scandal has dogged mr johnson's premiership and police, you might remember, find him for breaking the rules in 2020, making him the first serving prime minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law. that report is out at nine o'clock british summertime, which is, would you believe, about four hours from now. we will have plenty more on that and we will be speaking, we hope, corresponded nick big from westminster in about an hour as well for his take on all of this and what we might expect. do stay with us for that. let us turn our attention to a story that is developing in india. tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in india and pakistan, as the countries prepare for a severe cyclone to hit on thursday evening. the cyclone is forecast to make landfall

so those who take the view that it's a trivial punishment that we are now considering given that mrjohnsonsked the committee to do this report consider its findings and vote as it wishes to do. but i hope that every member of this house votes in favour of the committee's findings and its recommendations. there have been ample opportunities for those who object fundamentally to the way in which the report has been produced to have had an influence on it. the motion today was amendable but it hasn't been amended. there have been opportunities, there is of the members and right honourable members who have spoken or made clear throughout this process, which has taken over a year to have an impact on the membership of the committee, on the membership of the committee, on the membership of the committee, on the terms of reference and the work that it's been asked to do. it has done what we've asked it today and the findings are quite shocking. the report sets out egregious behaviour by the former prime minister amounting to multiple contempt of parliament. we must draw a line in the sand to stop

is this the end, mrjohnson? we're shouting at borisjohnson because he said no to an interview.written statement instead claiming the report is rubbish, a lie, deranged, absurd and complete tripe. have you run out of road? and, he said... you've been there and seen it with your own eyes. harriet harman is the labour mp who chaired this investigation. he claims she was prejudiced against him from the outset given things she had previously said. the report says its members were informed by the facts. jacob rees—mogg was knighted by borisjohnson and served in his cabinet. what did he make of the report? well, i think it's overbaked. i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity, and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work to the committee's favour or advantage. is this the end for borisjohnson, no way back from this? there's easily a way back. because the great virtue of our system is that parliament can chuck you out, can chuck you out again and suspend you, but if voters send you back, then back you come. the report today came out at 9am

it is a scandal— who have criticised mrjohnson.as they— sat there in silence, as long as they were _ sat there in silence, as long as they were still in office, they were prepared — they were still in office, they were prepared to sit there and listen to it alt _ prepared to sit there and listen to it alt then— prepared to sit there and listen to it all. then when sajid javid had the courage to resign, then suddenly rishi sunak— the courage to resign, then suddenly rishi sunak did, and then they all did. rishi sunak did, and then they all did so _ rishi sunak did, and then they all did so it— rishi sunak did, and then they all did so it is— rishi sunak did, and then they all did. so it is really thanks to sajid javid _ did. so it is really thanks to sajid javid for— did. so it is really thanks to sajid javid for outing all of this. and others, javid for outing all of this. and others. kemi _ javid for outing all of this. fific others, kemi badenoch, a brexiteer on the right of the party. jonathan gallas, brexiteer on the right of th

as hasjust been said, and i said before, yes, mrjohnson deserves great credit for winning the 2019 generalves, but at the same time, he is somebody who destroyed... he had the misfortune of covid, but in the end, he destroyed his physical capability, because the public, there was too much of a mismatch between what he was saying to the house of commons about partygate, and it is simply, as far as they are concerned, what they now know happened in 10 downing street during the covid—19 lockdown happened in 10 downing street during the covid—19lockdown and the sacrifices that they

opposition labour mp chris bryant gave us his thoughts on what might have led mrjohnson to resign.breathlessness of all of this, we sometimes forget quite how significant a moment that is. i presume he has resigned because he, being the only person who has seen the draft copy of the report from the privileges committee, knows that the house is going to decide that he has lied to parliament, and that that is a serious contempt of parliament and therefore he should be suspended from the house. that has never ever happened to a prime minister, so he was not only ousted as prime minister, but then thrown out of the house of commons for a period, or was going to be thrown out, by a committee that had a conservative majority, and probably by a house that has a significant majority of 66. he is leaving as a disgraced prime minister. that was opposition labour mp chris bryant. david campbell—bannerman is the chairman of the conservative democratic organisation, and a supporter of borisjohnson. i got his reaction. it has been a total disgrace, a total stitch up... hang on... i'm not finishe

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and what of mrjohnson's claim he was forced out by a witchhunt? he made that decision to step down. a man of many qualities. a, i think a calmer period is what the country wants and what it's getting with rishi sunak in downing street as well. i'm going now, so there's no point hanging around all day. calm was not nadine dorries�*s reaction to learning she wasn't getting an honour. she, too, quit as an mp on friday. part of what has piqued borisjohnson appears to be his belief that he won the tories�* biggest majority here in years but has now been hard done by by some in his party. of course, scandals in his time led to some serious by—election losses. but by resigning he and those close to him are now forcing new by—election tests on rishi sunak, making trouble for his successor. we have a former prime minister crafting a letter undermining the sitting prime minister, and we've got three by—elections brought about not in the usual way because an mp has passed away or there has been wrongdoing, but simply because these mps want to put pressure on the current government. in those ci

by resigning, mrjohnson has escaped facing any sanction.he committee is likely to publish its report this week and his kangaroo court comments may mean it adds a new section saying his conduct has impugned the integrity of parliament. damian grammaticas, bbc news. our chief political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us now. morning, nick. so, what are we expecting — morning, nick. so, what are we expecting to hear from the privileges committee? | expecting to hear from the privileges committee? i expect we will see it at _ privileges committee? i expect we will see it at some _ privileges committee? i expect we will see it at some point _ privileges committee? i expect we will see it at some point this - privileges committee? i expect we | will see it at some point this week, probably in the next couple of days. it is going to be damning, it will be critical of mrjohnson for the way he told parliament the rules had been followed in downing street, that parties had not broken the covid restrictions, it will be critical of the evidence he gave

mrjohnson�*s resignation comes amid political turmoil with the tory party.henry hill, deputy editor of conservativehome, a news outlet focused on the conservative party in the uk. henry, good evening to you, so why did borisjohnson decide to take this move now? so, basically, borisjohnson has been under investigation by a committee of the members of parliament, our legislators about the allegations that he misled the house of commons over his knowledge of conduct during the pandemic, when he and his team and his staff were found to have been breaking lockdown rules. now apparently he's seen their recommendations — their recommendations we therefore assume mean he would be suspended from parliament for more than ten days, creating a mechanism for him to have to face a by—election, a special election in his seat, and that would've been very hard for him to win. so he's instead gone out, sort of, on his own terms. as you said, this would trigger a by—election — would this be a seat labour would be targeting? potentially yes. the government are a very long way b