at six — borisjohnson fights for his political career as he is grilled by mps over lockdown parties in downing street. i swear by almighty god that the evidence i shall give before this committee shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me god. during a marathon session in westminster — he stressed that he believed at the time that many of the gatherings were necessary for work. i'm here to say to you, hand on heart, that i did not lie to the house. when those statements were made, they were made in good faith and on the basis of what i honestly knew and believed at the time. the group of mps are investigating whether boris johnson deliberately or recklessly made misleading statements to parliament about a number of lockdown gatherings in downing street. it is about the truth,