What PoliticsJOE couldn't say on the BBC: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNKbjNidutzKc6M.html

I asked some friends if it was illegal to rob a bank and they said no. That's why I robbed the bank. Yes, I am a police officer but it's my friends fault.

Boris swearing on oath to tell the truth Absolutely hilarious.

You can see how much he loathes being there and how angry he is over being questioned. How DARE they?! This gives me pleasure. Seeing him squirm.

Literally the first day of my law degree we were taught "ignorance of the law is no excuse".

Would be brilliant if someone on the committee said: " So you defence is that you're an idiot"!

_With the greatest respect, Chair. How dare you ask me broad and searching questions, when I have taken the trouble to produce an exquisitely crafted answer on a few narrow and misleading points._

The fact that we the taxpayers have to pay for his defence is depressing.

His final point literally boiled down to “If we don’t have people to pin the blame on for our own lack of judgement, government won’t be able to carry on”

So a farewell leaving do is fine because you can't expect to do that socially distanced, but a funeral is a much lesser event and of course should be distanced.

His denial is insulting to the people who followed the rules who didn't get to say goodbye to their dead relatives. His career as a politician is over.

Come on, let’s have some justice for once in this country 👍

"Do you think we are entitled to be dismayed!" Pure poetry.

Needs advisers to tell him he's at a party you couldn't make it up.

Look at him, he's seething that his act is well and truly up.

If only as much effort was put into questioning MPs on why an estimated 320,000 Britons died from austerity.

Chair: of all the lies you’ve told Mr Johnson, what is your favourite one? Johnson: I’ve never told a lie. Chair: Yes that’s my favourite one too.

When we swore the oath on the Bible, I'm surprised it didn't burst into flames!

He's so bloody arrogant he's not actually listening to Harriet. First he tries to interrupt her, then he's mumbling and muttering.

Is there another question? How did the PM know there was very little to fear and who told them to scare people?

I live alone in a small town in the West Country. I spent the whole of lockdown alone because I was convinced if I followed the rules, then we’d beat the virus. I got Covid while in lockdown, probably from my weekly supermarket visit since I stayed inside my flat and didn’t see anyone else for for the rest of the time, for months. I was alone as I spent 2 agonising weeks in bed, trying to get over the virus. Seeing Boris Johnson desperately trying to save his political career today by making up pitiful excuses had me raging. I thought of my lonely months obeying the rules, and of all those people dying alone because their loved ones couldn’t be with them during their last hours, because they also wanted to do the right thing. BJ is an abhorrent creature. He needs to be thrown out of politics and into prison. Words fail at how disgusting this man is. While the UK suffered, the man in charge was being the popular boy in the school yard, organising parties and karaoke up in his flat. Lockdown for him was 6 months of being the No. 10 legend. Sickening and disgusting.

It’s funny, because once told, I managed to understand the rules and abide by them without needing my own team of special advisors to brief me in my role as a social care worker. Similarly, I managed to remember that I shouldn’t break the speed limit on the way to work during the pandemic without needing to seek advice on traffic law before every journey. His nonsense is an insult to all of us, but particularly to those who lost people. Despicable to the end.

It's like listening to someone getting indignant about being accused of sleeping with someone else when they know that no sleep was taken.

Chair: you got fined for one of the gatherings. Johnson: yes but all guidance was followed completely. Chair: no further questions. TAKE HIM DOWN!

If he gets away with this, trust in politicians will take a major blow, because people will either think they are corrupt or they’re just plain useless.

Being held to account for himself, doesn't sit well with this fool

The fact he wont name some advisers should be enough to sack him as an MP and why in all the photos is everybodys face obscured they were there as well ,were they also investigated?

At the end of the day, it is one law for them and another for everyone else. However, as the ruling party would claim, 'this is the will of the people'. At least I know what excuse to use the next time I am done for a parking offence.

Uxbridge & Ruislip people must be proud 😅

He just can't help himself. Lie after lie after lie after lie.

"I can't think for myself." To be fair, I agree.

He doesn't sound so confident without his backbenchers bleating behind him.

Love watching him squirm. Truly his fathers clone, that rage comes out so easily when he’s being cornered

Lock him up.

Brilliant, Harriet. And you didn’t let him interrupt you

Just how is it that tghis man is walking amongst us and not serving time in prison?

Will they ever be held to account though? Pointless If they never get brought to justice.

"People didn't get to say good bye to dying loved ones, but I didn't know I was breaking any rules by having a birthday party"

Never forget his comment Let the bodies pile up

"Can you let me finish my point?" "No. I'm Boris. Please stop talking while I'm interrupting you!"

"But Miss, a subordinate made me do it."

He is such a slippery piece of work. However, he's kidding no-one anymore.

Lol his defence boils down to: I'm sorry but I didn't know the rules, and the guys at work said it was ok.

"Matron, I honestly believed I was sick because Darius and Horatio agreed I was. It was only when Sir caught me drinking butter beer in the tuck shop that I realised I wasn't and had unintentionally skipped Latin."

London transport really struggled today, just because of all the buses Johnson was throwing people under

It will be the final nail in the coffin of public trust in politicians if this man walks away from this unscathed. His entire defence is an insult to adult intelligence. And an even bigger insult to the millions of people who followed these ridiculous rules after having been terrified into submission by the government. Who can forget these awful daily briefing briefings where we were told death lurked in every shadow? While the booze flowed and the laughter rang out in Downing Street.....

That is a serious gangster chain on harriet

"Boris Johnson sets the record straight for the benefit of confused and belligerent Labour MP" 😂

I don’t know of any other place of work in the UK where alcohol is allowed to be consumed while employees (MP’s) are working.

You can see why some people let him off ..he twists and turns everything to the point that he becomes tiresome to listen to .

Exactly, how is he trying to pass the blame on to his advisors at the time saying they assured me all rules were followed HE WAS THERE for crying out loud and he was the PM who made the rules like harriet said surely he could have seen that the rules were being broken and something could have been done to stop it. Rules don't apply to him apparently

Where are the Audio recordings from these cameras? Where are any audio from those times? Because there will be, 100%

They should also refer him to the CPS for perjury.

"I think he honestly believes that it is churlish of us not to regard him as an exception, one who should be free of the network of obligation that binds everyone else." - Boris' teacher

The fact he is walking free is a joke

"We must speak by the card or equivocation will undo us.” - Hamlet

The sheer indignation of having to answer questions is palpable. Look at the fury (and no small amount of panic) in his eyes.

Harriet’s noose necklace was a marvellous visual warning

so apparently ignorance is now a defence.

Of all the bad trades in managers and leaders the habit of kicking responsibilities down is by far the worst. I don't care who under you told you what and what they did. You were the boss, you were responsible for them, you are accountable. Being bad at your job to lead does not exonerate you ffs. The buck stops up there.

Is this the first time in his entire life that he has had to face the music? It looks like it - which is why he is so flustered. He has spent his entire life without consequence.

Did Boris Johnson's lawyers know they were being picked up on the mics?

Who tied who in knots? She'd have difficulty tying her shoe laces

Reminds me of watching one of those 24 hours in police custody programmes....

It's got nothing to do with me guv ... A big boy made me do it and then say what I said before he ran away!😂

As we said in the military, ‘shit rolls uphill.’

It's amazing how Boris completely ignores the heat of his burning underwear, his pants are indeed on fire and he seems to be the only one not aware of this detail, however either way he is finished he is either as dumb as it's possible to be in which case he should not be PM or he's as dishonest as it's possible to be which should also bar him from the role (or he's both)

To use her analogy, what Johnson is saying is “OK your honour, I accept the car I was driving was doing 100 mph in a 70 zone but all my advisors told me all rules were being followed and I immediately appointed another independent passenger to conduct a full enquiry as to why the car I was driving did exceed the limit”.

Boris is very dangerous character.why? Because he is able to make people feel small and wrong when they challenge him with the truth . This is a very very dangerous man.

i really believe that Boris does not know himself if he is telling the truth or he is lying and because of that he shows no remorse but even better when he admits he was not telling the truth in parliament he didn't know he was lying he is just astounding what does bother me a lot there was people who could not say goodbye to there loved ones because they followed the rules

"I've made it absolutely clear that I was too stupid to realise the party I was at was indeed a party. How dare you continue to question me you horrible pleb."

Put him in jail, and take all these millions back. What shame on the present Tory MP's. What shame to support these liars

it's not MY fault the dog ate my homework and i failed the exam! LOL

Lying comes as natural to Johnson as breathing. Lock him up!

How can he form any defence, I watched as a nurse not being able to do much but comfort people die sometimes a horrible death gasping and alone, whilst all the while this man and his other cronies partied the nights away laughing and joking. Its despicable to think he could get away with this that would dishonour everyone who died plain and simple.

What's that burning smell? It's Johnson's pants on fire...😂🤣

Boris really doesn't like being questioned by a woman.

I think Boris Johnson must secretly be truth, because you never see Boris Johnson and truth in the same room at the same time.

Bye Boris.

BoJo Johnson is going under the wheels of his big red bus. Bye bye Bojo, watch the door don't hit you on the way out.

When's a party not a party. Its when Boris says so.

Bojo, you owe the British ppl more than just apology. You and the rest of the Torys owe us large compensation, time to pay up

He didn't know. He didn't think. HE WAS IN CHARGE!!!! This is the "man" who lied to the queen FFS!!

Oh it takes you back doesn't it ? Bozza gettin pinned all day in all directions 😅

Interesting that when he is challenged, Boris clenches his fist, just like a boxer.

She waffled non stop and was then put in her place by facts, if that’s what you’re describing.

HE HAD A PARTY WHEN THEY GOT RID OF CUMMINGS, THINK CUMMINGS IS HAVING THE LAST LAUGH

Please ,put the public out of the misery he’s inflicted on the country, It’s sicking to see the Tories still standing by and supporting this traitor . Please like the committee end the insanity. He like someone waving Jimmy Savile under your nose everyday and his defence is “ I didn’t know what I was doing was wrong because my other abusers didn’t tell me “ that’s no defence . Boris taking advice form journalists is no excuse in fact that makes it worse as he never sounded out proper and legal advice . Just some beer and curry soaked shell suited press lump .

13 years in power and this is the best we have?

To paraphrase The Band, I can’t stand the way he talks but I love to see him squirm”.

Boris later didn't even try to correct the record when he was offered a further opportunity to do so , I can't understand that except to assume he is very arrogant here

I don't blame this lying man but I blame the people who voted him despite knowing he lied so many times.

It's been too many centuries, he wouldn't even know which of the parties he was in, or if there were parties at all.

Amazing that the Daily Mail did not see it that way.

His excuses are irrelevant. The facts are while everyone else had to stay home and couldn't see anyone outside their households, he had his sad little triangle sandwich party. It doesn't matter that it wasn't a party party with rave music and orgies. What matters is they broke the rules they set and he lied about it.

He messed up big time, but will never admit it.

When truth is inconvenient, Boris claims to be swearing on his heart. What heart?

Saint Harriet should be asked how Jack Dromey (her husband) stood and won a seat in Parliament which SHE had decreed only women could contest.

TILL THE DAY I DIE, How MANY TIMES WE HEARD THAT BEFORE, OVER HIS DEAD BODY WITH NI BORDER AND A DIGGER WOULD HAVE TO ROLL OVER HIM BEFORE HE WOULD LET ANOTHER RUNWAY AT HEATHROW

Johnson is guilty