MPs have voted to endorse a report by the Privileges Committee into the conduct of Boris Johnson when he was Prime Minister.

The committee's finding said that Boris Johnson knowingly misled the House when he was quizzed over parties in Downing Street during the pandemic.

This comes as footage was leaked to the press which allegedly showed Conservative Party staffers partying and joking about social distancing restrictions that were in place at that time.

MPs voted by 354 votes to just 7, meaning there was a 347 majority in the House of Commons.

Bournemouth Echo: (James Manning/PA Wire) MPs voted overwhelmingly to back the Partygate report into Boris Johnson(James Manning/PA Wire) MPs voted overwhelmingly to back the Partygate report into Boris Johnson (Image: James Manning/PA Wire)

Previously, former PM Theresa May urged her fellow MPs to vote to back the Partygate report.

May was succeeded by Boris Johnson ahead of the 2019 elections before he was also replaced.

The second-ever female PM said that the vote would be “a small but important step in restoring people’s trust”.

Boris Johnson was shown the report before its findings were made public, seeing the politician resign as an MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

He claimed that the investigation was being pursued to "push me out" of Parliament and that it made "mystic meg" claims".

Despite this, the report was released, sharing damning findings about the former party and UK leader.