Lawyers’ claims of unfair procedures show ‘misunderstanding’ of parliamentary process, says committee

Lawyers hired by Boris Johnson to rubbish the Commons Patygate inquiry have a “systemic misunderstanding” of parliamentary process and used “misplaced analogies”, according to a group of senior MPs.

In a fightback campaign to avoid the investigation into the former prime minister being derailed, the privileges committee drew up a dossier to refute criticism about their work.

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