LONDON (HRNW) – British lawmakers are expected to back a report on Monday that said former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over rule-breaking parties at the heart of government during coronavirus lockdowns.
The decision is likely to further expose divisions in Britain’s governing Conservative Party before a national election expected next year, with some Conservatives saying publicly they will either abstain or vote against the report, which recommended a set of sanctions against Johnson.
Still, the report by parliament’s privileges committee is expected to have its findings and recommendations upheld by parliament, with the support of opposition lawmakers.
Johnson resigned as a lawmaker before last week’s public release of the report, which recommended that he be suspended as a lawmaker for 90 days were he still in parliament, and stripped of automatic access to parliament.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to skip the debate and vote in parliament, with the Times newspaper saying he was due to meet his Swedish counterpart in London on Monday.