Today, it is anticipated that Harriet Harman will be chosen to head an inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament on Partygate.
It’s largely expected that the seven members of the Commons privileges committee will choose the former deputy Labour leader, who has accused the Prime Minister of lying, when they start their investigation.
One of Mr. Johnson’s most ardent detractors conceded that a leadership election was “not what the country needs.”
Steve Baker, a former minister for Brexit, declared he would run for a seat on the Conservative 1922 Committee, which would amend the rules to allow another challenge to the prime minister if he refused to resign.
He claimed that in the “extraordinary” situation of the PM being “found guilty” of lying to Parliament, Tory MPs would be forced to take action.
It would be a terrible step to remove the rules that are in place to maintain political stability, he said on BBC Radio 4’s World at One.
The head of the civil service acknowledged yesterday that “a number of employees” have quit their positions due of Partygate.
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case claimed that some officials had offered to quit when questioned by Tory MP John Stevenson, a member of the Commons public administration and constitutional affairs committee.
“Several people have left their posts,” he stated.
Mr. Case further disclosed that he took part in the disciplinary investigation launched following Partygate.