The UK Parliament's Privileges Committee on Thursday released a long-awaited report on former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's partygate investigation, concluding that Johnson "knowingly misled parliament multiple times" in his statements about parties in Downing Street that breached COVID-19 rules.

(Cover: Britain's then Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in front of 10 Downing Street in central London, UK, July 7, 2022. /CFP)