Decision of whether to absolve or condemn Johnson will come down to Tory MPs
When Boris Johnson is hauled before MPs to account for his denials during Partygate, there will be more at stake than a potential comeback for the former prime minister.
What will unfold is a tussle for power between the country’s defenestrated premier and its parliament, the likes of which, Johnson’s supporters say, has not been seen since King Charles I was summoned to Westminster Hall in 1649 and executed.
