MPs in the House of Commons will vote on whether to sanction Boris Johnson today (Monday, June 19) after the privileges committee found he deliberately misled the House over party gate denials.
Before the former Prime Minister officially stood down as an MP last week the breaches were considered serious enough to suggest a 90-day suspension.
However, MPs will now just be voting on whether they agree with the report, and whether he should be stripped of his access to the Palace of Westminster.
Mr Johnson has been telling his supporters not to push to a vote, Sky News reports.
One of his vocal backers said that he and other colleagues would be abstaining and "there may not be a vote".
Any decision could instead be "nodded through", without MPs' votes being formally recorded.
Labour, who could force a vote, say all options are still on the table and have made clear their intention to vote with the committee's recommendations.
Rishi Sunak may not take part in Boris Johnson vote
Downing Street has declined to say whether Rishi Sunak will turn up to back the report.
When asked about the vote on Good Morning Britain he said he would not wish to influence anyone on their decision for this particular matter.
He said: "This committee was established under the former Prime Minister. It commanded the confidence of the house at the time and I’m sure that they have done their work thoroughly and I respect them for that.
“This is a matter for the house rather than the government, that’s an important distinction and that is why I wouldn’t want to influence anyone in advance of that vote.
“It will be up to each and every individual MP to make a decision of what they want to do when the time comes, it’s important the government doesn’t get involved in that because it is a matter for parliament and members as individuals, not as members as government.”
MPs will decide on a simple statement, "That this House approves the Fifth Report from the Committee of Privileges", but their decisions will be closely scrutinised.
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