Now the inquiries

1. Sue Gray was appointed by him, and found him guilty of Partygate

2. The Met Police found him guilty too

3. He accepted their findings, paid the fines, and apologised publicly. So there's no way he can argue it's all false now

4. The Privileges Committee found he'd lied to parliament when he said there was no party. Cos he did lie. There is photographic evidence of parties, which he attended, and which he doesn't deny. There's film of him denying it to MPs. No other outcome was possible.

Now the personnel

1. After the report was completed, Sue Gray - a very senior civil servant who had worked for Tories for over 12 years without any complaints from them - retired from the civil service, was free to do what she wants, and accepted a job with Labour

2. She did nothing wrong

3. A parliamentary inquiry set up by Tories found she did nothing wrong

4. Nobody in govt has ever complained about her being anything less than a 100% impartial civil servant, which is why she worked under a Tory govt for 12 years before Partygate

5. Johnson's original choice to lead the inquiry was Simon Case, but he had to recuse himself because he'd been at one of the parties Johnson was still (at this point) telling MPs had never happened (which was a lie)

6. So instead of Simon Case, he chose Sue Gray

7. Chris Bryant, the original chair of the Privileges Committee, stood aside rather than risk being perceived as biased

8. A new chair (Harmen) was chosen by MPs - and remember, a Tory majority of MPs could have blocked her. They didn't.

Now Johnson's resignation

1. The Committee recommended a long suspension from parliament NOT a sacking

2. Existing parliamentary law - it's been there over a decade - says constituents can petition for a by-election if their MP is suspended for more than 10 days.

3. If the voter petition had gone ahead, there would have been a by-election.

4. And Johnson would have been free to stand

5. Instead, he ran away. He didn't even wait until the final report was published, let alone face MPs, constituency petitions, or democratic votes.

6. Nobody forced him out. No committee has the power to do that. Voters do, but rather than wait for them to have a chance, Johnson quit.

7. Nowhere in ANY of this is there a new process, a kangaroo court, or anything remotely unfair. It's demonstrably honest and open

The truth is: Johnson broke the law with Partygate. Then he broke parliament's rules by lying about it. He set up the inquiries that concluded as much. And he quit rather than face the consequences of his actions, or the wrath of his constituents.

Tell me where I'm wrong.

Russ Jones