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Sunak not so much sitting on the fence but taking up permanent residence there!

Boris Johnson denied special access to parliament as MPs endorse report which said he lied

Boris Johnson has been stripped of special access to parliament after MPs endorsed the privileges committee's report that he lied about parties in Downing Street during the COVID pandemic.

MPs voted by 354 to seven to back the report's findings.

A total of 118 Conservatives voted for the report, while 225 abstaine

A total of eight Cabinet ministers backed the privileges committee report, including Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, Chief Whip Simon Hart and Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt.

The seven Conservative MPs who voted against the report were Bill Cash, Nick Fletcher, Adam Holloway, Karl McCartney, Joy Morrissey, Desmond Swayne and Heather Wheeler.

Rishi Sunak - who was not present for the debate or vote - was accused of a "cowardly cop-out" by the Liberal Democrats.

Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said his failure to vote "says all you need to know about this prime minister's lack of leadership".

"Sunak promised integrity yet when push came to shove, he was too weak to even turn up."

https://news.sky.com/story/boris-joh...-lied-12905498