Dozens of Tory MPs expected to abstain in vote on committee’s Partygate report

Rightwingers claim Boris Johnson suspension unnecessarily high and fierce' after findings he deliberately misled parliament

Dozens of Tory rightwing MPs are preparing to abstain from voting in the Commons on Monday over the parliamentary investigation that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs, in a sign of support for the former prime minister.

Between 60 and 70 MPs with constituencies in the red wall" were said to be feeling incredibly warm" towards Johnson, after he urged his parliamentary supporters not to vote against the committee's findings.