By PM prepares to address MPs amid controversy
According to reports, the prime minister will face MPs this week after another week of controversy surrounding No10.
This comes after being issued with a fixed penalty as a result of a police investigation into lockdown breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall in 2020 and 2021
Reports suggest Boris Johnson is preparing to set out his “version of events” on partygate as he faces MPs this week.
Mr. Johnson is expected to update the House of Commons on the situation as parliament resumes following the Easter break –
Before this, new claims about the PM’s involvement in alleged lockdown breaking emerged. He has already been fined for attending a gathering to celebrate his birthday in June 2020.
Over the matter the past week, Mr. Johnson has said he will “set the record straight”.
As well as addressing MPs in the Commons, Mr. Johnson will also reportedly speak to a Conservative parliamentary party on Tuesday evening.
From Sky News, Energy minister Greg Hands said “The prime minister will have his say in parliament and will outline his version of events and face questions from MPs.”
Since the announcements other MPs suggested this would not be the right time for proceedings such as this.
However, all tory cabinet ministers have backed Mr. Johnson and Mr. Sunak – including Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who said they were “delivering for Britain on many fronts”.
Others who called for him to resign earlier in the year, including Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, have now said they don’t think he should.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the first ministers of Scotland and Wales demanded the pair step down.
The PM said he felt “an even greater sense of obligation to deliver”, while the chancellor said he was “focused on delivering for the British people”.
