Starmer calls Johnson ‘a man without shame’ as PM gives Partygate apology

Labour leader accuses prime minister of dishonesty, as senior Tory joins those urging him to quit

Keir Starmer called the prime minister “a man without shame” during furious exchanges in parliament as MPs prepared to vote on whether Boris Johnson should be investigated for lying about the Partygate scandal.

Addressing MPs for the first time since receiving a fixed-penalty notice for attending a party thrown for his birthday in June 2020, Boris Johnson spoke of his humility but said it had not occurred to him that the gathering was a breach of Covid rules.

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