SINGER Rod Stewart has said he is still “a bit of a fan” of Boris Johnson, who was recently found to have committed “repeated contempts” of parliament by a cross-party investigation.
The committee said that Johnson deliberately misled MPs with his assertion that all rules had been followed during lockdown-breaching Downing Street parties.
Talking to Sky News about the Privileges Committee report and whether Johnson will make a comeback, Stewart said: “I was and still am a bit of a fan of Boris because I think he’s got wonderful charisma.
“But you know, you knew what you were getting with Boris, so it’s not unusual. He’s told a few porkies over the years. So I’m not surprised.
“He’s in big trouble now. But how is he going to make a comeback? I don’t know. Maybe he should talk to me. I’ve been making comebacks for years.”
Johnson escaped a 90-day suspension when he resigned as an MP in protest of the committee findings and submitted a resignation honour’s list that put forward MPs including Priti Patel and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Asked whether there should be a clearer system for putting forward peerages, Stewart said: “It does stink of a bit of you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
“I don’t know the details of it, but I know some of the people that he chose, it was a bit of a ‘he’s my mate’ type of thing.
“Yeah, it should be sorted out, because the honours are wonderful. Absolutely. One of the proudest days of my life when I became a (knight).
“Now, I think from that day on, people have asked me ‘you’re doing a lot of charitable stuff?’ And I think yes, because I am a Knight.”
The former Faces frontman also discussed the Government’s responsibility in the cost of living crisis and said: “I’ve got people that work for me. They’re struggling, you know, I’ve just given everybody a 10% rise, I gave them a rise two years ago, because they’re struggling. The cost of living is ridiculous.
“What’s going to happen? Who’s going to sort this out?”
