Boris Johnson has testified before a televised hearing on whether he deliberately misled parliament while serving as UK prime minister. He has already admitted his comments on following COVID rules and guidelines “at all times” were misleading but has denied making them intentionally. London’s Metropolitan Police have fined over 100 Downing Street workers, including Johnson, for pandemic regulation breaches, including drinks and birthday gatherings during lockdowns. The committee’s position is that “breaches of guidance would have been obvious to Mr Johnson at the time he was at the gatherings”. But for his part, Johnson maintains he wasn’t aware he was in the wrong at any time and says it would be “utterly insane” if he is found to be in contempt of parliament. The committee will not give its final report for at least a month, and the scale of sanctions against Johnson could be an apology through to a suspension.