Partygate Inquiry Delayed.

[Gromit]

Sorry for the lateness of this news, i didn’t see it 3 weeks ago.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11093225/Tory-MP-Laura-Farris-quits-Partygate-inquiry-keeps-reason-secret-avoid-risk-prejudice.html

Conservative MP Laura Farris quit the Inquiry the minute that Parliament went into recess. Here resignation has to be acknowledge by Parliament, so we have to wait for the next session to open. Only then can a replacement to found and sworn in.
This seems like a deliberate action, but what for ?

[Peter Pedant]

Boris lies
people still love him
does it matter ?

[Peter Pedant]

commons ctee botch back

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/289/committee-of-privileges/news/172810/harriet-harman-and-sir-bernard-jenkin-publish-joint-article-in-the-times-rebutting-press-criticism/

which I missed altho ay am a Taymes reader

[FatticusInch]

Naomi will still consider it a fit-up.

[Gromit]

// He has plenty of support outside that committee which is chaired by Harriet Harman who was critical of him long before this nonsense arose. //

You are confused. The committee has a built in Tory majority, but is chaired by Chris Bryant (Labour), not Harman.

[THECORBYLOON]

Harriet Harman is chairing the investigation of Johnson as Chris Bryant recused himself.

[FatticusInch]

….as pointed out at 16.27. Naomi ignored that too though.

[Peter Pedant]

Naomi will still consider it a fit-up.
as Naomi might well comment - - so what?

[Peter Pedant]

apropos recusal
interesting body of law ( he says, bored with the usual low brow carping on this thread).

Judges apply different rules to themselves - the impt one being over Lord Hoffan on Pinochet's extradition
The Hoff forgot to mench his wife's reln with Amnesty - oops - he put up a fight ( so what? I 'm not etc) but it was automatic recusal
For others the bar ( bar ho ho geddit) is HIGHER - the conflict has to be much nearer ( or apposite)
It is discussed here
Kaur v Ilex ( cheating in exams, recusal) [2011] EWCA Civ 1168

bUT - - - are MPs self governing ( yes) and can set their own rules ( yes) and need not pay attention to law ( yes)
and are they accountable ( no - well only to themselves)

[Gromit]

Thanks for the update. RE Harmon.
The delay by Farris will mean the conclusion will now come at the end of the year, after the Tory Party Conference, and Truss’ ‘honeymoon’ period.

[FatticusInch]

I suppose the bonus is that she can’t moot returning Johnson to her cabinet, as some have speculated, though I don’t think even she’s actually that stupid.