The mood in the Labour team, meanwhile, was ebullient after the party led the humiliation. A painstakingly drafted motion paving the way for a Partygate inquiry by the Commons privileges committee eventually passed without a vote. To get around another government objection, the committee’s Labour chair, Chris Bryant, who has criticised the prime minister, said he would step back from the process. The next day at prime minister’s questions, Starmer tried to pin down Johnson over details. It’s about whether we care that when a prime minister comes to the Commons, they make sure that what they are saying is true.

Source: The Guardian April 23, 2022 02:15 UTC