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Coffee House Shots

Parliament votes to ban Boris

Coffee House Shots

The Spectator

News, Daily News, Politics

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In last night's vote on the Privileges Committee's report into whether Boris Johnson misled parliament, just six MPs backed the former prime minister. What's the reaction in Westminster today? 

Also on the podcast, after shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves rowed back on Labour's £28bn green projects pledge, why are both parties in such a mess on energy?

James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Fraser Nelson. 

Produced by Oscar Edmondson.

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0:19.6

Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots.

0:21.2

I'm James Hill and I'm joined today by Katie Paulson and Fraser Nelson.

0:24.9

Now Katie, we're talking after the big vote last night on the Privilege Committee report

0:29.3

at the voting figures were 354 votes in favour of the report and seven against.

0:33.6

What's the reaction in Westminster to say and thoughts on for last night's vote?

0:37.8

So I don't think it was quite the fireworks that some MPs were suggesting it would be last week.

0:42.9

You were covering the debate, James.

0:44.8

Only a handful of MPs really spoke in Boris Johnson's defence.

0:48.9

You had Jacob Reece Mock, one of his besties, giving his speech in a short, you know,

0:54.1

compared to Communist China.

0:56.5

I think it and that was set the tone, but curiously, Jacob Reece Mock did not learn

1:03.2

vote when actually the suggested punishment of not being allowed this comments pass,

1:08.7

which former MPs are entitled to, was put up later and Boris Johnson, I think, in a way,

1:14.6

had anticipated the fact that he was going to have mass supporters here already suggesting

1:18.8

to supporters stand down. This isn't the fight we're having.

1:21.9

Almost I think partly to avoid a Windsor Framework repeat where you actually dig a bit weaker.

1:26.7

So it means that while only six MPs voted to block the report,

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