Boris to reveal defence dossier ahead of grilling over Partygate

MPs defend integrity of committee investigating Partygate claims

- David Bond

MPs today defended the integrity of the Parliamentary committee investigating Boris Johnson as it prepared to publish his dossier on claims he misled the Commons over partygate.

Lawyers representing the former prime minister have produced a lengthy submission which his allies say will vindicate him over allegations he intentionally misled the Commons over Covid lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street.

Mr Johnson, forced out of No10 after he lost the confidence of Tory MPs last summer, is due to give evidence to the committee in a four-hour grilling on Wednesday, which could have a huge bearing on his political future.

Ahead of his appearance, the committee was today set to release Mr Johnson’s dossier which is likely to raise questions over the process and the impartiality of the committee’s Labour chairwoman Harriet Harman.