"MPs Share Evidence Ahead of Boris Johnson's TV Grilling in Partygate Scandal"
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MPs investigating Boris Johnson over Partygate will publish new documents ahead of a televised hearing where he will be questioned live on TV. The former prime minister is accused of misleading Parliament over rule-breaking lockdown parties in Downing Street during his tenure. Johnson has admitted his initial assurances in 2021 that Covid rules were followed completely did mislead MPs but says this was not deliberate and that the hearing will vindicate him. The hearing could last several hours and Johnson faces being potentially suspended if MPs decide he deliberately misled them.
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