Is the report on the Boris Johnson Partygate inquiry being withheld for political reasons?
Silenced: Boris Johnson may have said the wrong things about the so-called ‘Partygate’ affair but has the committee investigating it been silenced in a way that may affect the result of the local elections on May 4, 2023?
It’s being suggested that the House of Commons’ Privileges Committee is sitting on its verdict in the Boris Johnson ‘Partygate’ inquiry – for fear that it may affect the result of the local elections:
If it is thought that the release of certain news might inform people’s decision as to how to vote in an election, should that news be withheld?
Should voters not be enabled to make an informed decision on Thursday? pic.twitter.com/leJnopKWoT
— James Woodfield (@JamesWoodfield) May 2, 2023
This seems unreasonable.
If the report is ready, should it not be published immediately? If it is being deliberately delayed, to prevent it from affecting the way people vote in the election, how would it reasonably be expected to do so? Thursday’s poll is a local election and the fate of Boris Johnson has no discernible impact on it.
In short, if the report is being delayed, is it not for political reasons that should not play a part in any decision-making?
Furthermore, people in Scotland and Wales have just as much of an interest in the verdict as those in England and Northern Ireland, and don’t have any elections that could be affected. Why should they have to wait?
This Site has contacted the Privileges Committee to request clarification and will bring you the response as soon as possible.
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