Boris Johnson to Face Probe on Whether He Lied on Partygate
- MPs back move to launch inquiry into premier’s comments
- Premier abandons bid to delay referral to ethics committee
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Boris Johnson will face a parliamentary ethics inquiry into his past comments about rule-breaking parties in Downing Street during the pandemic, as opposition lawmakers accused him of lying over “partygate.”
MPs backed a motion from the opposition Labour party for the U.K. Prime Minister to be referred to a parliamentary committee to probe whether he misled lawmakers over the events in his and other government offices.