Oooohhh Yes, yes, yes - bring it on !!!

I'll be sharpening the blade of my guillotine all ready for his being booted out of the Palace of Westminster !!!


Johnson could face by-election if suspended for contempt of Parliament

David Hughes, PA Political Editor
21 July 2022, 11:59 am
Boris Johnson could be forced to face a by-election if he is found to have lied to Parliament and is handed a suspension for 10 or more sitting days.

The Privileges Committee is examining whether the Prime Minister committed a contempt of Parliament by misleading MPs over the partygate scandal.

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed that the committee’s findings would fall within the remit of the Recall of MPs Act, following advice from a leading lawyer.

That would mean that a suspension of 10 or more sitting days, or 14 calendar days, would trigger a recall petition.

If at least 10% of voters in Mr Johnson’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat demand a by-election he would lose his place as an MP, but would be eligible to stand again in the contest.

The cross-party committee also published advice from the Clerk of the Journals, Eve Samson, the Commons’ expert on parliamentary privilege, which suggested that whether or not Mr Johnson intended to mislead MPs was not a factor that needed to be considered.

But she said that intent could be seen as an “aggravating factor” when considering penalties.

In a report setting out how it will handle the case, the Privileges Committee said: “We agree with the reasoning about the nature of a contempt in that paper, namely that the focus of the House’s jurisdiction is on whether or not an action or omission obstructs or impedes or has a tendency to obstruct or impede the functioning of the House, with the consequence that, looking at contempt in broad terms, intention is not necessary for a contempt to be committed.”

The case will be considered “on the balance of probabilities” – a lower standard than the criminal test of “beyond reasonable doubt”.

The Privileges Committee also insisted its inquiry will go ahead despite Mr Johnson’s resignation as Tory leader and his expected departure from No 10 in September.

“Since the House agreed the referral there have been political developments concerning the future role of the Rt Hon Boris Johnson, and some have suggested that the committee’s inquiry is no longer necessary,” the MPs said.

“Our inquiry, however, is into the question of whether the House was misled, and political developments are of no relevance to that.”

The MPs intend to call Mr Johnson to give oral evidence in public in the autumn, under oath.

The committee has already said that whistleblowers will be able to give evidence about the Prime Minister anonymously.

Mr Johnson has also been ordered to hand over a cache of documents to the MPs investigating whether he lied to Parliament with his partygate denials.

The committee wrote to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case demanding details relevant to its inquiry.

 

I very much doubt that Johhson will carry on as an MP in any event, and getting an ealy release from his commitments of serving as one might suit him very well. He is probably in negotiations with some production company about having his own TV show as we speak.

 

Cameron & Bliar before him both resigned their seats almost immediately after cesing to be Prime Minister, but Theresa May has remained an MP and Johnson has made no effort to resign his parliamentary seat, so it would seem he wants to remain in Parliament.

 

And do you think that remaining a lowly backbencher with no prospect of rising above that level would be consistent with Johnson's character? The man is a performer, with a strong craving for star billing.

 

Yes we know what a prima Donna prat he is, and if Truss gets the top job, she might bring him back into her Cabinet !!!

 

I'll stick with my prediction, but who knows?

 

We'll see when Parliament resumes in September if that blond prat is still on the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' back benches.

 

I get the impression that you are not just a disinterested observer.

 

No, I detest that miserable blond bastard and each and everyone alongside him in the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' !!!

I'm currently wearing a printed 'T' shirt bearing the picture of a guillotine with the written expression "Party like it's 1789"

 

I wonder what happened in 1789; Google will know. I'm sure it can't be good for you to get so worked up about it all.

 

I was taught history at school many, many decades ago, and I remember exactly what happened in 1789. Did you ever read Charles Dickens 'Tale of Two Cities' or Baroness Orzy's 'Scarlet Pimpernel' ???

 

No, I haven't read those books, but I'm thinking French Revolution; am I getting warm?

 

Yes absolutely !!! - we should have copied the French in dealing with 'our' aristocracy !!!

 

Pity he didnt face an ejection never mind election

 

And then what? You would have only had to find something else to be angry about instead.

 

I'm way, way ahead of you - they're called the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' !!!

 

Very True !!!