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Including jacob rees—mogg, nadine dorries and priti patel. some of borisjohnson's supporters had attacked the committee as a witch hunt and kangaroo court when they investigated whether borisjohnson misled parliament over lockdown parties in downing street. here's our correspondent ben wright with more. let's talk now with dr sam power, senior lecturer in politics at the university of sussex. thank you forjoining u5. thank you forjoining us. so another report after the report into partygate him this time pointing an accusing finger at borisjohnson's ally. how clear is that this is contempt o...

Parliament, the work of this committee to carry out a further contempt is just the sort of final straw, the cherry on top. although the committee do not use those sort of words, essentially what they are doing is accusing borisjohnson of donald trump like tactics, that idea that you never admit making a mistake, it is all somebody else's vault, and you do not mind if institutions are damaged in the process. that is incredibly serious allegations that these mps are making, essentially accusing the prime minister beyond the misleading, undermining parliament and basically putting britain's insti...

Assista nt assistant editor at conservative home. welcome to you both and thank you forjoining us. sam power, what is your reaction to the report? i think we were all expecting boris johnson to face some kind of sanctions but as many of your guests have said, the 90 day recommendation process pension is certainly at the top end of what anyone would have expected and then some. i suspect it is notjust the misleading parliament that is in the sanction but also the denigration of the committee itself. by both boris johnson and his supporters. not only in his resignation statement on friday, but a...

Good to get your _ day, perhaps even by the hour. - good to get your thoughts, senior lecturer in politics, sam power, and william atkinson, assistant editor conservative home. i want to remind you, so much on our live page, search bbc news and you can get to the live page, all of the updates are there, political correspondence and reporters passing through the report and looking at an update from chris mason, he says this report in breadth and depth demolishes boris johnson's conduct and character. much more detail, have a look at the live page. in the meantime, i will take you to the next gu...

Establishment likes him from the start. this will be what boris johnson wants to do. but the extent to which it is actually helpful for his return to politics is an open question. i suspect there is a growing group of conservative mps andindeed growing group of conservative mps and indeed shrinking group of boris johnson supporters that welcome this kind of sideshow and that is what it is becoming. he is no longer an mp. suggestions his parliamentary pass be suspended. it is an increasing sideshow and absent of a large defeat at the next election, it is quite hard to see a group of conservativ...