Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect, after receiving the report on Partygate. "I didn't lie, and I think in their hearts the committee knows it." The former British prime minister said in a statement. "They know perfectly well that when I spoke to the Commons I was saying what I sincerely believed to be true and what I had been instructed to say, like any other minister," he said, adding that he corrected the shot right away, which the members of the commission "know". He also stressed that the committee is determined "to push me out of parliament."
Boris Johnson resigns as MP
2023-06-09T20:13:20.843Z
Highlights: Boris Johnson resigns as an MP with immediate effect, after receiving the report on Partygate. "I didn't lie, and I think in their hearts the committee knows it," he said in a statement. He also stressed that the committee is determined "to push me out of parliament" "They know perfectly well that when I spoke to the Commons I was saying what I sincerely believed to be true and what I had been instructed to say, like any other minister," Johnson said.
The former British prime minister resigns as an MP with immediate effect, after receiving the report on Partygate. "I didn't lie, in their hearts they know it," he said (ANSA)
