UK MPs Condemn Boris Johnson for Misleading Parliament
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UK MPs have voted to approve a report recommending sanctioning former Prime Minister Boris Johnson for lying to parliament about boozy, law-breaking parties held during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report concluded that the former leader should have his parliamentary pass revoked and recommended a 90-day suspension from parliament. Johnson resigned from parliament 10 days ago after seeing an advance copy of the report. The scandal over gatherings in the prime minister’s Downing Street headquarters and other government buildings in 2020 and 2021 has sparked anger among Britons who had followed rules imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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