Michael Gove to abstain from Partygate report vote

Minister says privileges committee’s recommendation that Boris Johnson serve 90-day ban was ‘not merited’

Michael Gove has said he disagrees with the parliamentary investigation that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs over the Partygate scandal, and will abstain from voting on it in the Commons.

The UK levelling up secretary claimed the Commons privileges committee’s recommendation that Johnson should be suspended for 90 days over repeated contempts of parliament was “not merited”.