Markus Andrews

Sir Ian McKellen was spotted in the House of Commons watching MPs through opera glasses as MPs debated the Partygate report by the Privileges Committee which found that Boris Johnson misled Parliament over rule-breaking parties at Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns.The Oscar-nominated actor was seated in the MPs’ guests gallery, occasionally using the glasses to observe proceedings.Sir Ian observed a debate in which former prime minister Theresa May urged all MPs to back the privileges committee’s findings that her successor lied to parliament. He declined to comment on leaving the House. More

Sir Peter Bottomley, the father of the House of Commons, has said that he will support the Privileges Committee’s report which found that Boris Johnson misled Parliament over rule-breaking parties at Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns.The Conservative, who is the longest-serving MP in the Commons, recalled a time where he had the words “I made a mistake, I apologise” into Hansard in the 1980s and reccommended that the former prime minister should have done the same.Sir Peter’s comments came as Mr Johnson’s predecessor, Theresa May, urged all MPs to back the privileges committee’s findings. More

Theresa May has urged MPs to consider their constituents during a debate on the Partygate report by the Privileges Committee which found that Boris Johnson misled Parliament over rule-breaking parties at Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns.Many Tory MPs were not in the House of Commons during a free vote and debate on the report’s findings on Monday, 19 June.The former prime minister told her colleagues in the house that they are leaders in their communities and their jobs come with responsibility – and that it is important to punish MPs that break the rules. More