ir Rod Stewart mentioned he's nonetheless “a bit of a fan” of former prime minister Boris Johnson, who was not too long ago discovered to have dedicated “repeated contempt’s” of Parliament by a cross-party investigation.
The committee mentioned that Mr Johnson intentionally misled MPs together with his assertion that each one guidelines had been adopted throughout lockdown-breaching Downing Street events.
Talking to Sky News in regards to the Privileges Committee report and whether or not Mr Johnson will make a comeback, Sir Rod, 78, mentioned: “I was and still am a bit of a fan of Boris because I think he’s got wonderful charisma.
“But you know, you knew what you were getting with Boris, so it’s not unusual. He’s told a few porkies over the years. So I’m not surprised.
“He’s in big trouble now. But how is he going to make a comeback? I don’t know. Maybe he should talk to me. I’ve been making comebacks for years.”
Johnson escaped a 90-day suspension when he resigned as an MP in protest of the committee findings and submitted a resignation honour’s checklist that put ahead MPs together with Priti Patel and Jacob William Rees-Mogg.
Asked whether or not there needs to be a clearer system for placing ahead peerages, Sir Rod mentioned: “It does stink of a bit of you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
“I don’t know the details of it, but I know some of the people that he chose, it was a bit of a ‘he’s my mate’ type of thing.
“Yeah, it should be sorted out, because the honours are wonderful. Absolutely. One of the proudest days of my life when I became a (knight).
“Now, I think from that day on, people have asked me ‘you’re doing a lot of charitable stuff?’ And I think yes, because I am a Knight.”
The former Faces frontman additionally mentioned the federal government’s accountability in the price of residing disaster and mentioned: “I’ve got people that work for me. They’re struggling, you know, I’ve just given everybody a 10% rise, I gave them a rise two years ago, because they’re struggling. The cost of living is ridiculous.
“What’s going to happen? Who’s going to sort this out?”
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