Boris Sacked for Lying Over Affair ; Exclusive Howard Acts As Themos Exposes Truth About Affair and Abortion

Mail on Sunday › November 15, 2004

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BORIS JOHNSON was sensationally sacked from the Tory front bench last night after admitting he lied over his affair with society hostess and writer Petronella Wyatt.

Conservative leader Michael Howard acted swiftly after Ms Wyatt's mother, Lady Verushka Wyatt, told The Mail on Sunday her daughter had an abortion last month as a result of an affair with Mr Johnson, the Shadow Arts Minister who is also editor of The Spectator magazine.

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Boris Sacked for Lying Over Affair ; Exclusive Howard Acts As Themos Exposes Truth About Affair and Abortion

Lady Wyatt's account flew in the face of an outright denial issued by Mr Johnson last week, when he described reports of an affair with Ms Wyatt as 'an inverted pyramid of piffle'.

But his comment was untrue: he did have an affair. When Mr Howard was told yesterday, he immediately asked married father-of-four Mr Johnson to resign.

Mr Johnson refused and was fired.

A Tory spokesman said last night: 'In view of the fresh allegations against Boris Johnson, Michael Howard has relieved Mr J...

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