Hi
Boris will fight everything, he will use every trick in the book.
A change of PM does not mean an election.
A new Conservative PM may well reunite the Country and make a better job of the Ukraine War.
After the Commons has found itself engulfed with scandal and accusations of bad behaviour, the Speaker sought to remind MPs of their duty to voters. He vowed failure to honour the MPs’ code of conduct would be met with “serious sanctions” as he read the riot act to parliamentarians.
His comments come off the back of the resignation of Tory MP Neil Parish for watching porn in the Commons, and claims of sexism within Parliament.
He told those in the Commons that it was not his job to check the accuracy of statements made by members and that those who inadvertently mislead Parliament are expected to swiftly correct the record.
A ripple of hushed words could be heard around the Commons following the comments, with MPs on Opposition benches making clear they believed the comments referred directly to the Prime Minister.
Mr Johnson has faced repeated accusations from Opposition MPs of failing to be truthful at the dispatch box.
It is against House of Commons rules for an MP to deliberately lie in the chamber.
However, it is also a disciplinary offence to accuse another member of having deliberately misled the House, making it almost impossible for action to be taken against MPs in breach of the rules.
“Deceiver, dissembler
Your trousers are alight
From what pole or gallows
Do they dangle in the night?”
From “The Liar” by William Blake