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Boris Johnson quits as MP over investigation into whether he misled parliament

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2023-06-09 19:13:44  • 1 min

Boris Johnson is resigning as an MP after accusing a Commons investigation into whether he misled Parliament over partygate of attempting to drive me out, the former prime minister said in a statement.

It comes after Mr Johnson had been accused of cronyism after handing out peerages, knighthoods and other gongs to his closest allies, including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel, and aides linked to the partygate scandal.

The former prime ministers long-awaited resignation honours list, released by the Government on Friday afternoon, was branded a catalogue of cronies by critics.

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