Liar, liar
Since becoming Prime Minister in July 2019, Boris Johnson has been accused of spreading false information and deliberately misleading parliament in multiple instances.
It has been alleged that Johnson lied to the Queen by asking her to prorogue Parliament in order to prevent debate over the Brexit withdrawal agreement, a move which was eventually ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. Johnson has also been accused of lying to the public about the amount of money the NHS could receive after Brexit, and of falsely claiming that the UK was sending £350 million a week to the EU.
He was also accused of lying about his involvement in the Brexit campaign, and of deliberately misleading parliament about the government's internal market bill, which would break international law.
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Johnson has also been accused of lying about his role in the dismissal of the UK’s former ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, and of lying about the UK’s readiness for a no-deal Brexit. He has also been accused of withholding information from parliament about the costs of the refurbishment of his official residence, and of making false claims about the progress of trade negotiations with the EU. Johnson has been accused of lying about the UK’s COVID-19 death toll and of deliberately misleading parliament about the benefits of the government’s ‘track and trace’ programme.
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Johnson has been accused of lying about the UK’s ability to secure new trade deals after Brexit, of falsely claiming that the UK had secured a ‘fantastic’ trade agreement with Japan, and of deliberately misleading parliament about the impact of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown measures. He has also been accused of lying about the UK’s ability to negotiate a Canada-style trade deal with the EU and of falsely claiming that the UK had secured a ‘good’ trade deal with the US.
And on the charges of misleading parliament?
The accusations that Johnson deliberately misled Parliament have been taken seriously and are currently being investigated by the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. The findings of the investigation will be used to determine whether Johnson has breached the Ministerial Code, which sets out the standards of behaviour expected of members of the government. If it is found that Johnson has indeed misled parliament, he could face disciplinary action or even a vote of no confidence from the House of Commons.
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