Partygate: Boris Johnson will hide behind ‘unknowingly’ defence

PM may get away with his rule-breaking but Labour and Lib Dems are still keen to force a confidence vote

When Boris Johnson takes to the dispatch box on Tuesday, for the first time in weeks, his allies will roar their support - an attempt to immediately dispel any questions about confidence in his leadership.

While the prime minister might appear at times contrite for breaking Covid laws during England's first Covid lockdown, he is expected to maintain that at the time he did not believe he was doing anything wrong.