Boris Johnson branded 'a liar' in House of Commons by SNP MP Ian Blackford
21.04.2022 - 14:49
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Boris Johnson has been declared a liar in the House of Commons by Ian Blackford without any consequences for SNP leader.
Blackford, who has previously been forced to withdraw the description of the Prime Minister, was not challenged by the Speaker during a debate on whether Boris Johnson misled MPs.
With the government benches half-empty after an attempt to shore up the Prime Minister collapsed, the SNP leader tore into Johnson’s character and reputation.
He said: “There is one reason why it is so important that this motion is debated and passed today. Because at the very heart of this scandal - there is one thing that needs to be said, one thing that needs to be heard and it’s the very reason that we all need to act.
"And the reason is this. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a liar.”
Blackford added: “I genuinely don’t say that lightly and I don’t say it loosely. I honestly believe that it is right that we are slow to use that word.
"But I equally believe that it is right that we should never be slow to say it – and to call it out - when it is so, so obviously true.
"Because members across this House know it to be true and the public have long since known that it’s true.”
Blackford said the evidence against Johnson amounted to an “an open and shut case”,
He said: “This is it. Last December, the Prime Minister came to this House and denied that there were any parties in 10 Downing Street during the long Covid lockdowns.
“Typically and tellingly - he hid behind his staff in saying it. He told us that he was given firm reassurance that no parties had happened, and that no rules were broken.
“Every member of this parliament witnessed it.The public saw it happen with their own eyes and to this very day, it is still on the