this is one of the many committees of politicians which oversee the government's work and parliament's internal affairs. it has seven—members. by convention, it's always chaired by an opposition mp. it's made up of four conservatives and three opposition mps. — here's the committee's chairwoman, labour's harriet harman. what the house has mandated us to look at is whether mrjohnson told the truth to parliament to the best of his knowledge about number ten's compliance with those collegiate ——about number ten's compliance with those covid rules and guidance. it is about the truth, and that is why this inquiry goes to the heart of the trust on which our system of accountability depends. one of the key things being looked at is how long it took mrjohnson to correct some of his statements to parliament, which he acknowledges were misleading. here's what he had to say on that. the committee criticises the manner