How did my MP vote on Boris Johnson? Who voted against Partygate report and how many joined debate

Boris Johnson was sanctioned for lying to Parliament over Partygate on Monday night, despite having quit the Commons before the vote could take place.

MPs voted 354 to 7 to endorse the report by the Privileges Committee after more than five hours of debate.

118 Tory MPs backed the report, while 225 abstained and seven opposed it – highlighting the difficult fractures Rishi Sunak faces within the Conservative party.

The cross-party committee concluded that Mr Johnson, who quit as an MP and labelled the panel a “kangaroo court”, should have faced a 90-day suspension for misleading the House when he told the Commons that Covid rules were obeyed in No 10 despite gatherings taking place.

Conservatives were not whipped to vote on the report, with Mr Sunak and most Cabinet ministers abstaining, seemingly wanting to avoid a public showdown with Mr Johnson’s allies in the parliamentary party. 

Five Cabinet ministers voted in favour of the report: Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, Technology Secretary Chloe Smith and Welsh Secretary David TC Davies.

Mr Johnson had told allies to not vote on the report, which may go some way to explain the few MPs who opposed it in the division lobbies.

But supporters of Mr Johnson warned they could face battles with their local parties to remain as candidates at the next election if they backed the motion.

MPs who voted against

Sir Bill Cash

Heather Wheeler

Nick Fletcher

Joy Morrissey

Adam Holloway

Karl McCartney

Sir Desmond Swayne

Former Conservative leader Theresa May, who was replaced as PM by Mr Johnson, was among the high-profile figures to publicly criticise Mr Johnson during the debate.

Mrs May said: “We bear responsibility to put the people we serve first, to be honest to one another and uphold the standards of this place.

“When something is said that is wrong and misleads this House we are all under obligation not to repeat it and to correct the record.”

Labour and the Liberal Democrats backed the report. Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer told the BBC the Prime Minister should vote on the report, saying: “He should show leadership – come along, get in the lobby and show us where he stands on this.”

The Liberal Democrat deputy leader, Daisy Cooper, said: “Refusing to back this motion would be an insult to bereaved families who grieved alone while Johnson lied and partied. The buck stops at the very top.”