London, June 11 UK Energy Secretary, Conservative Grant Shapps, today asked a parliamentary committee to investigate whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson lied about the party during the pandemic to “let their jobs do their jobs.”

Shapps, the Government’s envoy for political programming broadcast across multiple channels on Sunday in the United Kingdom, confirmed that “the world has turned the page” regarding the leadership of Johnson, whose executive holding the Transport portfolio, between 2019 and 2022.

“He himself is a man who has removed himself from the political scene today by resigning as a member of Parliament. We now have very good leadership at number 10 (Downing Street, seat of government) with Rishi Sunak,” Shapps told Sky News. .

Johnson resigned Friday night after receiving a letter from the House of Commons Committee on Privileges in which, according to his version, they warned him that he would be suspended as an MP for deliberately lying about partying during the pandemic.

The committee, which has yet to announce its conclusions on the investigation, will meet again on Monday and has proposed that it will release its final report “soon”.

In a statement announcing his resignation as MP, Johnson accused the committee chaired by Labor’s Harriet Harman of being biased against him.

In that regard, Shapps stated: “This was a process Members of Parliament collectively decided to follow in these circumstances.”

In his resignation letter, the former prime minister left the door open for a return to the political front, a possibility some of his allies emphasized Sunday.

Jacob Rees-Mogg, one of the most Eurosceptic leaders of the Conservative faction, whom Johnson appointed Minister for Brexit Chances, asked today in an article in the tabloid “Mail on Sunday” that the party had not precluded the prospect of the ex-president running again.

“He could easily return to Parliament in the next election,” said Rees-Mogg, who emphasized that Johnson “continues to be very popular with the base.”

Former Brexit negotiator David Frost expressed doubts in an article in “The Telegraph” about the possibility that this was the end of Johnson’s political career.

“We don’t know if he’ll be back, or when. But I believe this story isn’t over,” warned Frost, who described the politician as “the most important prime minister of this century so far” and assured that he continues to be “more popular” than the head of state. the current government among conservatives who voted in favor of Brexit. EFE

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