Boris Johnson submits evidence before Partygate grilling

Boris Johnson has submitted grounds to MPs investigating whether helium misled Parliament implicit Covid rule-breaking parties successful Downing Street.

The erstwhile premier minister, who denies misleading MPs, wants his defence to beryllium published arsenic soon arsenic possible.

However, it is expected the MPs connected the Privileges Committee volition privation to survey the contents earlier making it public.

Mr Johnson volition beryllium questioned by the cross-party committee successful a televised league connected Wednesday.

Wednesday's session, which could past up to 5 hours, volition beryllium important successful determining his governmental future.

If Mr Johnson is recovered to person misled Parliament, the committee volition see whether this was reckless oregon intentional, and urge however helium should beryllium punished.

MPs would person to o.k. immoderate sanction, but imaginable punishments scope from ordering him to apologise to suspension from the Commons. If helium is suspended for much than 10 days, this could trigger a by-election successful his constituency.

Downing Street sources accidental MPs volition beryllium fixed a escaped vote, meaning they volition not beryllium told to ballot either for oregon against the sanction.

The Privileges Committee, which is chaired by Labour's Harriet Harman, is made up of 7 MPs - 4 Conservatives, 1 much Labour MP and 1 SNP MP.