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Boris Johnson has been urged to look earlier than a panel of senior MPs shortly after Parliament returns subsequent month.
The prime minister is but to be grilled by the Commons Liaison Committee – made up of choose committee chairs – since taking workplace in July.
The committee’s new chairman Sir Bernard Jenkin has written to the PM to schedule a two-hour slot “properly earlier than the top of June”.
Mr Johnson is but to answer the request.
In his letter, Sir Bernard mentioned the committee would permit MPs to topic the prime minister to “extra detailed scrutiny” than is feasible within the Commons chamber.
“At this troublesome time, it’s of essential significance that Parliament is ready to maintain authorities to account,” added the Tory MP for Harwich and North Essex.
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Sir Bernard was appointed to his new position on Wednesday, regardless of a cross-party try to dam it after a dispute over the process.
He had been nominated to chair the committee by the federal government, despite the fact that he not chairs a committee of his personal.
The committee, which has held scrutiny classes with prime ministers since 2002, usually places ahead a chair from amongst its personal members.
Earlier no-show
Sir Bernard beforehand chaired the Public Administration Committee all through the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition and as much as the final election.
Mr Johnson has beforehand been accused of dodging scrutiny after pulling out of an look on the Liaison Committee final October.
On the time, Mr Johnson justified the choice by saying he needed to “concentrate on delivering Brexit”.
The committee was subsequently disbanded when Parliament was dissolved for December’s election and met for the primary time on Thursday since reforming.