Boris Johnson: How did Nottinghamshire MPs vote on Privileges Committee report?

MPs have voted overwhelmingly to support a report that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over lockdown parties at Downing Street.

The former Prime Minister suffered a resounding defeat, 354 to seven, as MPs voted in favour of the Privileges Committee report.

The Tory majority and cross-party committee report found Mr Johnson deliberately misled the House of Commons repeatedly over the ‘Partygate’ scandal, when he assured MPs that Covid rules had been followed at all times at No. 10.

Boris Johnson now faces a 90-day suspension and he loses his right to a parliamentary pass, which provides access to certain areas of the parliament estate, as part of the report’s recommendations.

The former Prime Minister enjoys strong and vocal support from Nottinghamshire MPs, including Brendan Clarke-Smith, Lee Anderson and Ben Bradley.

Brendan Clarke-Smith, the Conservative MP for Bassetlaw and staunch supporter of Mr Johnson, said he would boycott the vote on Monday afternoon.

In a tweet, he added: “I am 100 per cent against today’s appalling recommendations.

“I fully intended to vote against, but I will be standing with my colleagues and not giving others the satisfaction of taking part in their silly games with a division.”

How did Nottinghamshire MPs vote?

Ayes, supporting the report’s findings:

• Ruth Edwards, Conservative, Rushcliffe
• Alex Norris, Labour, Nottingham North
• Nadia Whittome, Labour, Nottingham East

Abstain or did not vote:

• Lee Anderson, Conservative, Ashfield
• Ben Bradley, Conservative, Mansfield
• Brendan Clarke-Smith, Conservative, Bassetlaw
• Robert Jenrick, Conservative, Newark
• Tom Randall, Conservative, Gedling
• Mark Spencer, Conservative, Sherwood
• Darren Henry, Conservative, Broxtowe

Lillian Greenwood, the Labour MP for Nottingham South, was a teller for the noes, meaning she counted the ballots and technically did not vote.