![]() ![]() ![]() In light of Mr Johnson’s conduct in committing a further contempt on 9 June 2023, the committee now considers that if Mr Johnson were still a member he should be suspended from the service of the House for 90 days for repeated contempts and for seeking to undermine the parliamentary process, by:ī) Deliberately misleading the committee.ĭ) Impugning the committee and thereby undermining the democratic process of the house.Į) Being complicit in the campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee. The committee had provisionally concluded that Mr Johnson deliberately misled the house and should be sanctioned for it by being suspended for a period that would trigger the provisions of the Recall of MPs Act 2015. Motions arising from reports from this committee are debatable and amendable. The house as a whole makes that decision. It is for the house to decide whether it agrees with the committee. ![]() The question which the house asked the committee is whether the house had been misled by Mr Johnson and, if so, whether that conduct amounted to contempt. But the committee says Johnson should not be entitled the pass normally given to former MPs allowing them access to parliament. Johnson is now an ex-MP, and so a suspension punishment can no longer apply. But it says it increased the hypothetical punishment in the light of his statement on Friday night, attacking the committee and its draft findings, which itself was “a very serious contempt”. It says that last week it was set to recommend a suspension for more than 10 sitting days, enough to trigger the recall election process. The committee says, if Boris Johnson were still an MP, it would recommend a suspension for 90 days. 09.18 BST Privileges committee says Johnson would face 90-day suspension if he were still MP ![]()
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