MP criticises media stories saying advice undermines inquiry into claims PM misled parliament
The former chair of the House of Commons standards committee has hit out at reports that the government has obtained legal advice that undermines the inquiry into claims Boris Johnson misled parliament over the Partygate scandal.
Several newspapers, led by the Daily Mail, revealed on Friday that Lord Pannick, the crossbench peer known for previously acting against the government in the courts on cases related to Brexit, has drawn up the legal advice after being commissioned within the Cabinet Office.
