In a 108 page report, the Privileges Committee has found that Boris Johnson committed 'repeated contempts of Parliament'. As a result the Committee has recommended that Boris Johnson should not be given a pass allowing him access to Parliament as an ex-MP, a traditional privilege.
Alicia Kearns, Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton said:
"This evening I will support the Committee of Privileges in its findings that Boris Johnson misled the House and was therefore in contempt of Parliament.
"As a House we unanimously agreed to establish the committee including its membership. It is a Conservative majority committee, whose membership was not challenged at the time their remit was established. The Committee were advised by a former High Court Judge to ensure legality. This was not an attack on Boris Johnson.
"It is vital the public has confidence in the integrity of Parliament and our ability to regulate, and uphold, the standards of the House. This has been undermined by the behaviours of some MPs over the past few months.
"The attacks on those serving on the Committee on behalf of the House are wrong and frankly shameful. Their language risks undermining the processes that hold Parliamentarians to account.
"The Committee was clear in its report that the sanction on Boris Johnson initially would have been over 10 days. The sanction was then significantly increased to take into account Boris Johnson's breaching of confidence, his impugning of the integrity and honesty of Committee members and therefore the House process, and his being complicit in a campaign attempting to abuse and intimidate members of the Committee.
"The House will have its say on the report today. I believe Parliamentarians have a duty and responsibility to vote.
"I will vote to uphold the standards of the House and to respect the integrity of the processes in place to regulate Parliament."
