Boris Johnson has been ordered to hand over a cache of documents to British MPs investigating whether he lied to the UK parliament with his partygate denials.
Britain's Commons Privileges Committee has written to Mr Johnson and cabinet secretary Simon Case demanding details relevant to its inquiry.
These include Mr Johnson’s diaries for eight days during the partying period, email invites, resignation emails and WhatsApp messages, and No 10 entry logs.
Harriet Harman, the senior MP chairing the investigation, wrote to the pair giving them the deadline of August 15th to hand over the documents.
The Covid lawbreaking parties in Downing Street were among the scandals to force Mr Johnson’s resignation as Tory leader, and his successor will become the next prime minister in September.
But the committee’s investigation threatens to further tarnish his legacy and could impact on his future as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
The request for Mr Johnson’s diary entries relate to dates between May 2020 and January last year when numerous rule-breaking gatherings were held in Downing Street and Whitehall.
The request for No 10 entry logs on June 19th and November 13th, 2020 centre on Mr Johnson’s birthday gathering, over which he was fined, and an event in his Downing Street flat.
All photos by Mr Johnson’s official photographer Andrew Parsons on the dates in question were also requested.
Electronic invites for any of the events were demanded, as were briefing notes for Commons appearances where Mr Johnson may have misled the House and records of civil servants being disciplined.
So too were details of any relevant documents that may have been deleted.
