Two-thirds of Britons believe Boris Johnson knowingly misled Parliament over Partygate

A YouGov poll found that 66% of voters believe the shamed former prime minister knowingly misled the House of Commons, and only 15 % think he didn't. This is despite his pleas of innocence to the all-party privileges committee

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Two-thirds of Britons believe Boris Johnson knowingly misled the House of Commons despite his pleas during questioning about a car crash, new polls show.

Figures released by YouGov this afternoon revealed that just 15% of voters don't believe him after a moody appearance yesterday.

While supporters of the disgraced former prime minister attempt to cast the Privileges Committee inquiry as a 'suture', 66% of the public believe it is right that it be carried out.

Mr. Johnson is fighting for his political future as committee members assess whether he is in contempt of parliament.

The grim-faced MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip faced deadly questioning from the all-party panel. If he decides against him, he could be suspended - and may even have to fight a by-election.

The shamed ex-prime minister tried to convince MPs he was innocent (

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YouGov said Mr Johnson 'did little to change public opinion' yesterday when asked about the scandal.

It was found that 66% believe he misled Parliament, while only 15% say he did not.

The poll also found that a third of those questioned said they knowingly broke Covid rules in 2020, while 57% said they never did.

The temperamental former Prime Minister has been accused of using a ‘deviation mechanism’ by a Tory MP as he tried to convince an inquiry that he had not deliberately misled Parliament.< /p>

He declined to name officials who he said told him rules were not broken in Downing Street before saying MPs' advice was "completely followed".

Tory MP Alberto Costa told him: 'Why did you tell the House of Commons that you had received repeated assurances that no rules had been broken when you knew it was not the case because you knew the rules.