UK PM Boris Johnson To Face Partygate Parliament Vote While In India
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The vote, which has been granted for Thursday, is expected to coincide with Boris Johnson's two-day India visit as he is scheduled for events in Ahmedabad on that day.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a crucial House of Commons vote this week on whether he should be referred for an investigation over his partygate statements to Parliament, it was confirmed on Tuesday.
The vote, which has been granted for Thursday, is expected to coincide with Johnson's two-day India visit as he is scheduled for events in Ahmedabad on that day.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle granted a request from Opposition MPs for a vote after a debate on the question of whether Johnson misled MPs when he initially said that no rules were broken, as allegations of lockdown-breaching parties within Downing Street soon escalated into a full-blown partygate scandal.
As Parliament reconvened after the Easter recess on Tuesday, Hoyle told Members of Parliament that it was not for him "to determine whether or not the Prime Minister has committed a contempt" but rather whether there was "an arguable case to be examined".
