Mr Johnson is due to give a four-hour appearance in front of Parliament’s Privileges Committee investigating claims he lied to the House of Commons on Wednesday.

In his defence, which was published by the Privileges Committee on Tuesday morning, the former prime minister admitted to misleading the House of Commons.

But he insists that statements made in the Commons “were made in good faith and on the basis of what I honestly knew and believed at the time”.

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He also said he believes that he corrected his statements at the “earliest opportunity” at which he could, given ongoing investigations by the Metropolitan Police and Sue Gray.

But he added: “There is no evidence at all that supports an allegation that I intentionally or recklessly misled the House”.

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The Privileges Committee said Mr Johnson’s final dossier of written evidence was submitted at 8.02am on Tuesday, due to “a number of errors and typos”.

The committee added: “Johnson’s written submission contains no new documentary evidence.”

You can read the full report here.