Boris Johnson will attempt to clear his name over Partygate by publishing legal advice which claims parliament’s investigation into No 10 lockdown parties is unfair.
The legal opinion, written by Lord Pannick, is thought to call into question the terms of reference used by the Commons privileges committee’s investigation.
Sources told The Times that the advice accuses the committee of not drawing a distinction between whether or not the prime minister deliberately misled MPs about Partygate.
This comes as Boris Johnson prepares to leave office, with the Conservative leadership race ending on Friday. His successor will not be named until Monday.
In his last few days in office, Mr Johnson promised £700m of taxpayers’ money to the much-delayed Sizewell C nuclear power project in Suffolk as he sought to make energy security part of his legacy.
Meanwhile, one of his cabinet ministers as well as a high-ranking 10 Downing Street aide are facing allegations of sexual misconduct.
Two women have alleged that one of them was assaulted, while the other person was groped by the men, Sky News reported.
