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Boris Johnson accepts he misled parliament over partygate - but says his statements were 'in good faith'


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In his evidence, the former prime minister accused the privileges committee of having gone "significantly beyond its terms of reference" with its probe into whether he knowingly lied to MPs.

 

He added that it was "unprecedented and absurd" to claim that relying on assurances from "trusted advisers" was "in some way reckless".

 

But the committee hit back with a scathing statement saying the submission contains "no new evidence" in his defence, and an earlier version had to be re-submitted because of "errors and typos".

 

https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-accepts-he-misled-parliament-over-partygate-but-says-his-statements-were-in-good-faith-12838749

 

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Posted
7 hours ago, Credo said:

I am curious what he thinks the difference is between misleading and lying?

 

About the same as a "misunderstanding" in Thailand.

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12 hours ago, onthedarkside said:

He added that it was "unprecedented and absurd" to claim that relying on assurances from "trusted advisers" was "in some way reckless".

Quite right too and exemption of any future Prime Minister that is running the country with people behind the doors of No. 10 should be left to do just that when there's a pandemic. 

It was all a media witch hunt IMO. 

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Regarding Covid, Johnson's first reaction was to go for herd immunity, not lockdowns. He changed his mind, and now the mess he is in, and most Brits, is the result.

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17 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Regarding Covid, Johnson's first reaction was to go for herd immunity, not lockdowns. He changed his mind, and now the mess he is in, and most Brits, is the result.

The results of what.? 

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8 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

He’s before the committee to defend his lies to Parliament.

He’s before the committee to defend his lies statements to Parliament.

A big difference!

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Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

Not if the statements were lies there isn’t.

You do not know that at present.

Innocent until proved guilty. 

The committee (lynch mob) are supposed to be there to prove or otherwise!

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1 minute ago, scottiejohn said:

You do not know that at present.

Innocent until proved guilty. 

The committee (lynch mob) are supposed to be there to prove or otherwise!

Only in a court of law or in the justice system.

 

The committee is neither.

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7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Only in a court of law or in the justice system.

 

The committee is neither.

Exactly my point so you do not know if he lied. It is only your unfounded opinion!

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15 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Exactly my point so you do not know if he lied. It is only your unfounded opinion!

That’s not the pint that matters.

 

The committee hearing is a political process, what matters is voter perceptions.

 

Those ‘opinion’ things.

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25 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’s not the definition of misleading.


https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislead

Have you read the contents of your link?

"to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit"

The Oxford English Dictionary definition is;

"mislead" 
"cause to have a wrong impression about someone or something." 

 

You are being pedantic!

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