British MPs expelled Boris Johnson from parliament on Monday evening, his birthday, confirming a major report that concluded the former prime minister had lied to parliament about the Partygate scandal, compromising his political future.

On the same day that Boris Johnson would have turned 59, the House of Commons elected members supported the findings of a parliamentary committee on his privileges and the sanctions recommended against the former head of government.

With 354 votes in favor and only seven against, the report was approved by the House of Commons, which is made up of 650 elected members. Many abstained, including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Boris Johnson, who was forced to resign from Downing Street last summer after a series of scandals, now finds himself without the parliamentary pass that former prime ministers usually have.

Extended Report, “Political Assassination”

The 106-page report, published on Thursday, also recommended his suspension from parliament for 90 days, which would have led to early elections in his constituency, but the former leader tendered his parliamentary mandate shortly after receiving the report’s findings.

The concrete effect of this meeting of deputies is small, but it is a humiliation for a charismatic and controversial conservative politician. Boris Johnson called the report a “witch hunt” and called it a “political assassination” when it was released.

The commission’s report concluded that Boris Johnson had “misled the House on a matter of great importance to Parliament and the public” on “multiple occasions”.

According to British media, the former prime minister asked his supporters to refrain from opposing the report.

Conservative and opposition MPs took turns spending more than five hours in the House of Commons to express their views on the report, as well as the former prime minister and Partygate, the outdoor parties that took place during the full lockdown during the COVID pandemic -19. .

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose rivalry with Boris Johnson is as visible as ever, did not take part in the debate, saying he did not want to “influence” the vote, but his stance drew accusations of “weakness” from Labor.

Boris Johnson, popular in the Conservative Party

Former Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May called on all MPs to vote in favor of the report’s findings to “help restore confidence in our parliamentary democracy”.

The former leader, who will soon become a father of eight, remains popular in his party for implementing Brexit. In 2019, he came to power after a big election victory. But according to the poll, 69% of British and 51% of Conservative voters believe that he lied to Parliament.

Boris Johnson, a former journalist, has already found a new job. He was hired as a columnist for the conservative tabloid Daily Mail.

On Sunday, a new video published by The Mirror newspaper showing members of the Conservative Party dancing at a party during the pandemic in defiance of social distancing rules sparked strong public disapproval.

And it comes at a time when the Conservative government is under more pressure than ever to tackle inflation and rising interest rates, which are fueling a surge in mortgage lending.

The Conservative Party, which has been in power for 13 years and has historically low poll results against the Labor opposition, faces four by-elections in the coming months. (Agerpress)