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\u201cAnd normally the clerks are very stayed, sober, rational, logical people but he really took to it \u2013 he really did it excellently.\u201d<\/p>\n
The revelation of lighthearted impersonations gives further ammunition to Mr Johnson\u2019s allies who claimed throughout the trial Ms Harman\u2019s committee was a biased kangaroo court.<\/p>\n
Amid such allegations, her committee published a rebuttal blog on their website, including a claim that: \u201cAll Clerks are employees of the House of Commons and impartial\u201d.<\/p>\n
Responding to Ms Harman\u2019s interview, top Tory MP and Boris Johnson ally Sir James Duddridge told the Express it is yet more proof that they were \u201cdisinterested in the real truth\u201d.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Sir James said: \u201dMore proof, if it were needed, that it was political pantomime, rehearsed, wanting to exploit the situation and disinterested in the real truth\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cBoris is a great man trying to do his best with a team committed to getting us out of covid in one piece.\u201d<\/p>\n Ms Harman told Iain Dale it was \u201cvery galling to see Members of Parliament saying \u2018this is a kangaroo court\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a kangaroo court, it was a committee of the House of Commons which they had asked to be set up.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019d set the terms of reference, they\u2019d agreed all the members and therefore just when it looked like we were going to make a finding they didn\u2019t agree with, was quite wrong for them to be criticising it.\u201d<\/p>\n She added she was \u201cproud\u201d of the \u201cphenomenal\u201d system that allowed Mir Johnson to be \u201cheld to account\u201d.<\/p>\n The committee\u2019s report into Mr Johnson said the clerk was Dr Robin James, who has spent 32 years working in Westminster.<\/p>\n
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