Stay updated with breaking news from Trump defence. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
max hastings getting more reactions. this is a devastating report. much more than some of us dared to hope. it seems intended not merely to criticise boris johnson it seems intended not merely to criticise borisjohnson but to bury him. that is the result of his own conduct over many years and of course, it was almost inevitable that he should attempt what we could call the trump defence of the berlusconi defence where he presents himself as a victim of all of this. some others have argued, i mean i called him in the times the other day and undischarged and bankrupt. you can make a case with some of johnson's supporters, which is that all of this does not matter. what you cannot credibly do is do what borisjohnson has sought to do, which is to say, it never happened, i did not break the rules, this is obviously nonsense. this is exactly
of his own conduct over many years and of course it was almost inevitable he should attempt what we could go the trump defence, berlusconi defence, where he simply seeks to present himself as a victim of all of this, now some of us have argued, i called him in the times the other day and discharged moral bankrupt. some of us have said over the partygate business from the beginning you can make a case which some ofjohnson's supporters make which is, all of this does not matter. what you cannot credibly do is to do what borisjohnson sought to do, to say it never happened, i did not break the rules. this is obviously nonsense. this is exactly what the committee has found because how could it find anything else? looking at what the committee has said about the report, they say johnson's content has no precedent. there is no precedent for a prime minister to have deliberately misled