The Bell Tolls Midnight? The ‘Partygate’ Investigation into former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson

Roe-Crines, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0002-6878-5030 and Bowman, Daniel (2023) The Bell Tolls Midnight? The ‘Partygate’ Investigation into former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. [Internet Publication]

XML Word Processing Document (DOCX) PQ Johnson Accepted.docx - Published version Download (21kB)

Abstract

What exactly was Boris Johnson being investigated for? Put simply, the purpose of the investigation is to determine the extent to which the House of Commons may have been misled over his behaviour during his tenure as Prime Minister vis-à-vis lockdown parties in Number 10. Specifically, investigation concerns whether any potential attempt to mislead the House may have occurred and whether it may be considered contempt of Parliament. The enormity of the potential offence and its capacity to undermine the Commons as a functioning institution is considerable, as is whether any misleading was a purposeful act or the result of reckless language.

Item Type:	Internet Publication
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Conservative Party, Parliament
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2023 14:11
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2023 14:39
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3169441