Boris Johnson urges Privileges Committee to publish ‘nonsense’ report

In a 1,000-word exit statement, Mr Johnson accused the committee, chaired by Harriet Harman but with a Conservative majority, of “bias” and likened it to a “kangaroo court”.

Boris Johnson has made last-minute representations to the Privileges Committee (Aaron Chown/PA)

Boris Johnson has urged the Commons Privileges Committee to publish its report on whether he lied to Parliament over partygate and “let the world judge their nonsense”.

In an angry statement on Tuesday, the former British prime minister lashed out at the panel’s “absurdly unfair rules” which he said prevented him from criticising its findings.