MPs are to vote on whether the Prime Minister misled them when he gave reassurances that the covid rules were followed in Downing Street.
They will get the chance to vote on a motion by Labour over the issue this week, after it was accepted by the Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
Sir Lindsay said he had approved an application from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and other opposition MPs allowing them to table a motion for debate on Thursday.
It comes after Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, were given fines by the police last week for breaking lockdown laws by having a gathering for the PM's 56th birthday, in June 2020.
Mr Johnson has apologised for his part in attending his own birthday bash, held in the Cabinet room, and paid the fine despite telling the Commons previously that all Covid guidance was followed at the heart of Government.
Sir Lindsay told MPs he had “no jurisdiction over the ministerial code” and whether it had been breached, but instead could “decide whether there is an arguable case to be examined”.
Having taken advice from clerks on the matter, the Speaker said he had decided to allow Sir Keir to table his motion.
Labour is understood to be wording the motion to make Thursday’s vote about whether to refer Mr Johnson to the Committee of Privileges.
The committee, PA news agency understands, has the power to summon reports and documents.
It means that MPs could request to see the full version of senior civil servant Sue Gray’s inquiry into the Downing Street lockdown gatherings and any potential photographic evidence that exists.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey urged Conservative MPs to “do their patriotic duty” in Thursday’s vote.
The former cabinet minister said: “The country cannot afford a Prime Minister who breaks the law and lies about it, especially when families are facing a cost-of-living crisis.
“Johnson has taken the British people for fools for far too long, and it’s time for Conservative MPs to show where they stand.
“They must do their patriotic duty and kick Boris Johnson out of Downing Street once and for all.”
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