"Partygate Inquiry: Boris Johnson Under Scrutiny"

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Source: The Associated Press
"Partygate Inquiry: Boris Johnson Under Scrutiny"
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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a committee of lawmakers over whether he misled Parliament about rule-breaking parties in government buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic. If the committee concludes Johnson lied deliberately, he could be suspended or even lose his seat in Parliament. Johnson acknowledged that his repeated reassurances to Parliament that the rules were followed at all times "did not turn out to be correct." The scandal helped hasten the end of his premiership.

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