Boris Johnson swears on Bible to tell truth

Boris Johnson has pledged to tell "the whole truth and nothing but the truth" in a Commons privileges committee hearing.

A panel of MPs is examining if the former PM intentionally misled Parliament over lockdown-era parties.

The ex-PM accepts that he misled the Commons but denies he did so on purpose, arguing that he relied on the advice of senior staff.

Boris Johnson insists he did not lie to MPs about parties