Boris Johnson's time as PM ended because he could no longer be trusted to tell the truth, after the Chris Pincher affair. His allies are trying to discredit the committee which says he may have misled MPs at least four times over Partygate - but most Tories won't forget why he quit.
Again though, this ignores the persistent run of scandals that characterised the Johnson administration culminating in his botched handling of sexual harassment allegations connected to a close political ally.affair - and the sense among MPs that Downing Street could no longer be trusted to tell the truth - that finished him off.
This all leads to a broader question - why is"Team Johnson" going to quite so much effort to man the barricades ahead of his appearance in front of MPs later this month? One ally disagrees that it's because they sense political danger. There have been real concerns from the start about the process and the membership of the privileges committee. they insist.Johnson 'may have misled parliament'If the probe ends in a lengthy suspension, then a recall petition and an embarrassing by-election may follow., the removal of Mr Johnson from the Westminster stage may hold some advantages in reducing the chances of rebellions or a leadership challenge.
In the short term though, a return to rows about lockdown parties has shifted attention from some of the tangibleFor more moderate MPs too, there's a sense of exasperation. One said that"no one sensible really wants to go through all this again". The risk for Mr Johnson is that even if he comes through all of this, the abrupt return of political drama and intrigue may just remind Tories why they forced him out in the first place.
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