Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments

In a packed committee room in Portcullis House, the former prime minister clashed with his interrogators as he endured a lengthy grilling about his previous statements on Downing Street gatherings.
Boris Johnson giving evidence to the Privileges Committee at the House of Commons (House of Commons/UK Parliament)
Boris Johnson giving evidence to the Privileges Committee at the House of Commons (House of Commons/UK Parliament)

For around three hours, Boris Johnson was questioned over his memories of Downing Street during lockdown and his defence of his statements to MPs, all the while protesting his innocence as the Privileges Committee sought to find out whether he deliberately misled the House of Commons.

In a packed committee room in Portcullis House, the former prime minister clashed with his interrogators as he endured a lengthy grilling about his previous statements on Downing Street gatherings.

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