Johnson's Partygate fight over as he tells allies not to vote against report
The Guardian|June 17, 2023
Boris Johnson yesterday called off his parliamentary supporters threatening to vote against the finding that he misled parliament, as he appeared to run out of road in his battle over the Partygate scandal
- Kiran Stacey, Rowena Mason, Ben Quinn
Johnson's Partygate fight over as he tells allies not to vote against report

The former prime minister asked his allies not to oppose a motion in the House of Commons on Monday endorsing the findings of the privileges committee, which found he had deliberately misled parliament and had been part of a campaign to intimidate MPs investigating him.

Johnson has lashed out at the committee as a "kangaroo court" and strongly rejected its findings. But he told his small band of allies in parliament that there was no point in voting against the report, because it would have no practical consequences.

The former prime minister is said to be focusing now on his life outside parliament, with a new column today for the Daily Mail detailing his decision to take a weight loss drug while he was a cabinet minister in an effort to counteract "40 years of moral failure, 40 years of weakness in the face of temptation".

However, he was soon caught in a new controversy over his failure to seek prior approval for the role from the watchdog on post-government appointments. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) said Johnson had committed a "clear breach" of rules on former ministers taking up new jobs by telling an appointments body only half an hour before yesterday's public announcement.

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