While MPs voted to condemn Boris Johnson yesterday evening, the former Prime Minister refused to go down without having the final word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Johnson used a speech to a private political gathering to fire off a final damning criticism of Harriet Harman\u2019s Privileges Committee ahead of MPs deciding to strip him of his right to a parliamentary pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at an event for the International Democratic Union in central London, Mr Johnson blasted the committee as \u201cbiased and willfully ignorant\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also reiterated his tantalising promise of a political return, telling the adoring crowd that there is \u201calways another innings\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One supportive Tory MP in attendance at the speech fired back at Labour MP Stella Creasy, who had attacked him on Twitter for failing to vote on the Privileges Committee report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Posting a photo of Mr Johnson speaking, Brendan Clarke-Smith shot back: \u201cSorry to disappoint you Stella, but I\u2019ve been in London all day and had a better offer than having to listen to some of the pious speeches in the half-empty Commons today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFar better speeches here with some real democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This morning Mr Johnson posted a photo of the event himself, saying: \u201cFantastic energy in the room for the opening reception at the 40th IDU Alliance conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s back democracy against autocracy everywhere we find it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n