Mr Raab’s comment came 24 hours after Downing Street refused to accept that Metropolitan Police fines for 20 lockdown violations amounted to evidence of a breach of the law. However, Mr Johnson remained on the official line when he was commented on by a parliamentary committee, insisting he would not comment on Partygate until the Met’s investigation was completed and Whitehall Sue Gray’s mandarin report was published. The prime minister faced calls for his resignation because Labor said it was clear evidence of “crime” under his watch on Downing Street – with a lawmaker shouting “You are toast”. The Prime Minister’s silence has sparked speculation that he fears that anything said now could fail later if he receives a fixed penalty notification (FPN). The issue could prove vital to Mr Johnson’s future, as it will be more difficult for him to remain in office if he is found to have broken the law or misled parliament. Mr Raab may have denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have been made more than once. have violated the regulations “. The cabinet minister also acknowledged that Mr Johnson may have said things “which turned out to be untrue” when he assured members of the House of Commons that no 10 rules had been violated. However, he insisted that there was no “intention to deceive”, as the prime minister “informed the parliament as best he knew and understood”. Under constant scrutiny during a 90-minute session of the House of Commons Liaison Committee, Mr Johnson repeatedly insisted that he would not provide “ongoing comment” on the Partygate investigation and would not speak publicly until the proceedings were completed. . After refusing to say whether he had received FPN, SNP MP Pete Wishart told him: “Prime Minister, we do not expect you to make a current comment, obviously. But if you have… you are more or less toast, aren’t you? “ But Mr Johnson told Wissart: “I was, I hope, very honest with this House about where I think we did wrong and the things I regret, for which I apologize. “But there is an ongoing investigation … I will camp quite firmly in my place. I will not comment on an ongoing investigation. “ Earlier, the prime minister faced calls for “resignation” as he blocked questions about the Partygate in the House of Commons. Sir Keir Starmer told the Prime Minister when asked by the Met that the decision of the Met to impose fines showed that there was “widespread crime” on Mr Johnson’s Downing Street. “The ministerial code says that the ministers who knowingly mislead the parliament must resign,” said the Labor leader. “Why is he still here?” Mr Johnson replied: “Of course the Met, the researchers, must continue their work, but in the meantime we will continue our work.” Sir Keir replied that the Prime Minister either “passed the ministerial code or claims that he was repeatedly lied to by his own advisers, that he did not know what was happening in his home and office”. Accusing Mr Johnson of believing he could “hand over crime to his office and ask others to follow the law”, Mr Carey asked: “When will he stop fooling the British public?” A Labor spokesman later said it was “completely unfounded” for Downing Street to “refuse to acknowledge what is a statement of fact and law – and that the issuance of 20 fines proves that there was a crime in Boris Johnson Roads Downing.” Liberal Democrat leader Wendy Chamberlain, a former police officer, said: “It is completely absurd that Boris Johnson still does not accept that the lockdown parties in Downing Street have broken the law. “This stubborn denial is contrary to the facts. It shows that Johnson has not learned any lessons from this scandal and still considers the British idiots. “As a former police officer, I know what people do to avoid answering questions. “These excuses would not cut it then and they will not cut it now with the public.”
