LONDON: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson began testifying on Wednesday at a crucial hearing on whether he misled Parliament about lockdown parties. Johnson denies deliberately lying, but if found to have done so, he could face suspension or even lose his seat in Parliament.
Johnson is being questioned by the House of Commons standards committee over his statements about rule-breaking parties in government buildings during the coronavirus pandemic.
He told the committee after taking an oath on a Bible that events were wrong and “I bitterly regret it,” but added: “hand on heart … I did not lie to the House.” He acknowledged that his insistence that the rules were followed at all times turned out to be untrue.