Former British Prime Minister accused of deliberately deceiving Parliament.

The Privileges Committee, the UK Parliament 's main disciplinary body, published a more than 100-page investigative report on June 15, concluding that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly misled Parliament when questioned about gatherings at the Prime Minister's residence during the UK's Covid-19 lockdown.

Boris Johnson left his London home in March.

According to Reuters, the committee accused Johnson of deliberately deceiving the House of Commons and the committee, undermining trust, attacking the committee and harming the democratic processes of the House of Commons, and complicity in a campaign of abuse and intimidation against the committee.

"This disregard is more serious than ever before because it was carried out by a prime minister , the highest-ranking member of government. No prime minister has ever been found to have deliberately deceived the House of Commons," the committee concluded.

The committee rejected Johnson's claims that the gatherings did not violate regulations and accused him of deliberately being dishonest in interpreting his statements in the House of Commons.

The Privileges Committee, comprised of members from both the ruling Conservative Party and the opposition Labour Party, argued that Johnson deserved a 90-day suspension from his House of Commons position if he remained an MP. "We recommend that he should not be granted former Member credentials," referring to the permit that allows Johnson to enter Parliament.

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Last week, Mr. Johnson resigned as MP after seeing a copy of the report. The former British prime minister called the investigation against him a witch hunt. "I believe these events were absolutely necessary for the purpose of the job. We managed a pandemic. But don't just listen to me, listen to the Metropolitan Police. The police are investigating my role in all those events and they find no wrongdoing on my part," Mr. Johnson said.

The politician called the committee's report "garbage," "lies," and "fake," and accused the committee members of harboring a deep-seated animosity towards him.

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