Boris Johnson Partygate Legal Advice Absolutely Devastating To Legality Of Inquiry
But when the committee released its recommendation in June, it only addressed whether Mr. Johnson had “misled the House,” reducing the burden of proof. Government sources on Thursday night argued that if the committee was a quango, it would be “trialled and found guilty”, but because parliamentary work is protected by privilege, there is no way to stop proceedings. “There’s the problem of testifying anonymously, the problem of not knowing what the case is against you, and the problem of not having legal representation,” they said....