UK’s Johnson abandons bid, to delay probe

Bloomberg

Boris Johnson abandoned a bid to delay a vote on whether Parliament should investigate his past comments on “partygate,” as
opposition lawmakers accused him of lying over rule-breaking during the pandemic.
The UK prime minister, who is in India pushing for a trade deal, is missing the
debate which started on Thursday in the House of Commons. Opening the debate, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pushed for Johnson to be referred to a parliamentary committee over whether he misled the chamber — which is typically regarded as a resignation offense.
The government had tabled a counter proposal that would have seen any decision on a parliamentary probe put back until after a police inquiry and internal report into allegations that gatherings in Downing Street and other buildings breached the
government’s own pandemic laws.