Former PM tells hearing that if rule-breaking was ‘obvious’, it should also have been obvious to current PM
Boris Johnson has attempted to draw Rishi Sunak deeper into the Partygate scandal by suggesting that if Covid rules had been broken in Downing Street, then it should have been “obvious” to the current prime minister, too.
As he began his lengthy evidence session in front of the privileges committee, which is investigating whether he deliberately misled MPs over lockdown gatherings, Johnson rejected suggestions that he should have been aware.
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