UK Lawmakers Clear Boris Johnson Of Conduct Breach Over Luxury Holiday

The UK House of Commons Committee on Standards concluded Boris Johnson had accurately declared how he paid for his controversial trip to the island of Mustique over Christmas 2019.

A British parliamentary standards committee on Thursday cleared Prime Minister Boris Johnson of breaching a lawmakers' code of conduct over a luxury Caribbean holiday, but criticised his handling of the matter. After a months-long probe, the House of Commons Committee on Standards concluded Johnson had accurately declared how he paid for the controversial trip with his then fiancee -- now wife -- Carrie Symonds to the privately owned island of Mustique over Christmas 2019. However, the cross-party panel of MPs said it was "regrettable" that a full explanation of the opaque arrangements that saw a Conservative Party donor fund their holiday accommodation had not been provided earlier. It noted the British leader has been previously admonished over other financial interest declarations, and urged all lawmakers "to avoid seeking or accepting gifts or hospitality on the basis of complex and unclear funding arrangements".