Privileges committee not expected to release report on whether former PM misled parliament until April at the earliest
Boris Johnson
With the Commons in recess until 17 April and local elections several weeks later, which the committee would not want to be accused of influencing, sources indicated a ruling may not be made until May. While Johnson is the only witness that the committee has called to be questioned at a public hearing, a source suggested he could be summoned back again if there was a need to ask him further questions in person.
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