MPs will vote later today on whether the Prime Minister should be investigated by a Commons committee on privileges.
It might not sound like the most intimidating of organisations but the committee could make life very difficult for Boris Johnson if the vote passes.
The cross-party group is made up of seven MPs and could rule on whether the Tory leader has misled the Commons over Partygate.
Such a ruling would pile pressure on Johnson and the calls for him to exit Downing Street would only grow louder.
The PM has already been fined by the police for breaking lockdown rules.
He wants the public to forget this whole mess but there’s little chance of that. Anas Sarwar has written to Conservative MPs who represent Scottish constituencies urging them to vote in favour of the investigation.
The Labour leader says the real judge of a politician’s character is what they do when what is right clashes with what is personally convenient for them.
Douglas Ross – who remains a Tory MP as well as an MSP – will miss the vote today as he claims to be too busy campaigning ahead of the local elections.
But he’s already made it clear he’ll back Johnson to the hilt despite only months ago calling for him to resign.
Other Scottish Tory MPs have the chance today to show they are not as spineless as Ross.
Someone needs to throw the book at the Prime Minister.
Scottish MPs should be first in the queue.
Inspirational Amy deserves big day
THE bravery and honesty shown by MP Amy Callaghan in opening up on her struggle after having a stroke transcends party politics.
The young SNP MP has admitted having been through such a traumatic experience has helped shape her politics in a way nothing else could.
Speaking out about what happened to her is helping to raise awareness of strokes and highlight that they are not only an old person’s illness.
Her commitment to fighting for the latest technology – developed in Scotland by Strathclyde University and backed by Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland – to be made available to every Scot who needs it is commendable.
Her own commitment to learning to walk unaided is also to be admired and applauded.
When she walks down the aisle to wed her partner Sean next spring, there is unlikely to be a dry eye in the house.
