Boris Johnson Faces Sanctions for Lying to Parliament as Lawmakers Endorse Scathing 'Partygate' Report

British lawmakers voted to approve a report recommending sanctions against former Prime Minister Boris Johnson for deliberately misleading Parliament about rule-breaking parties during the pandemic.
The Privileges Committee found Johnson committed contempt of Parliament by lying to lawmakers about gatherings at government buildings during 2020 and 2021 that violated COVID-19 restrictions.
Johnson resigned from Parliament 10 days before the release of the damning report to avoid its recommended 90-day suspension.
The vote to approve the report was 354 to 7, with Johnson's Conservative Party allies largely declining to participate.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes to move past the scandal, but the Conservatives have seen only marginal gains in public opinion polls.