Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant has told BBC Radio 4’s the World at One programme that he’s “slightly surprised everyone’s decided to put members of the committee on trial” and that doubters should “read the report…there’s no grand oratory, it’s not showing off”.
He says it clearly lays out “14 different ways that Boris Johnson lied to Parliament, not just recklessly but deliberately and intentionally”.
Sir Chris recused himself from chairing the Privileges Committee inquiry into Boris Johnson because of his previous outspoken criticism of the former prime minister in relation to Partygate.
Referring to attacks on the suitability of chair Harriet Harman and Sir Bernard Jenkin to sit on the committee, Sir Chris pointed out the committee’s verdict was “unanimous…even if you were to take those two members out of the committee you would still have all of the other five coming to the same conclusions”.
He also pointed out that Johnson was prime minister when it was agreed for the committee to be set up with Harman as chair.
“We shouldn’t fall for the Trump-like behaviour of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson which is just to throw out an awful lot of chaff so people don’t read the report which shows Boris Johnson is a liar, he’s a scoundrel, he’s behaved appallingly.” he said.
