In response to the damning Privileges Committee report, a Scotswoman who lost her wife to the Covid pandemic called Boris Johnson's response "pathetic.".
The investigation found that by purposefully misinforming MPs about Partygate, the former prime minister engaged in "repeated contempt" of Parliament.
Jane Morrison described the scandal as a "slap in the face" for the general public after her wife Jacky passed away from Covid in May 2020.
The "deranged" report's findings have been criticized by Mr. Johnson.
The Privileges Committee recommended a 90-day suspension, branding him the first former prime minister to ever intentionally mislead the Commons, which would have allowed for a by-election if the former Tory leader hadn't already resigned from his position as an MP.
His resignation means he won't face that penalty, but the committee suggested he not be given the pass that ex-MPs typically receive to enter Parliament.
The committee, led by Labour veteran Harriet Harman but with a majority of Tories, came to what Mr. Johnson called a "deranged conclusion," and he accused them of lying.
First Minister Humza Yousaf said Mr. Johnson had "betrayed" the UK, and Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross said he would support the report's recommendations in a parliamentary vote.
The former prime minister was criticized by Ms. Morrison for his aggressive response to the report. She resides in Crieff, Perth, and Kinross.
She told BBC Scotland that he "held the whole British in contempt, not just parliament.".
This is pitiful. Just now, he threw his toys outside the stroller. ".
The member of the Scottish Covid Bereaved said the Partygate scandal left her "disgusted.".
I was fortunate to be there for Jacky at the very end, Ms. Morrison said. But when they told her she was dying and there was nothing they could do, I couldn't be there.
It's hard to find the right words to describe how that makes you feel when people are getting wasted, playing pointless games, swinging on kids' equipment, and other insulting things are happening. " .
The pandemic claimed the life of Lisa Wilkie's brother Graham, who lived in Livingston, West Lothian.
The day of the infamous Downing Street garden drinks gathering, May 20, 2020, found him in intensive care in the hospital. The day after, he passed away.
She told BBC Scotland, "My brother was alone in intensive care while Boris was having a party, and we were all alone in our houses waiting to see if he would live or die.".
The parliamentary report, she claimed, was too little, too late, and she continued, "There are so many people I've spoken to who have literally had their entire lives just blown up.
"Listening to Boris say that there is a "witch hunt" and that "they're just trying to make me look bad.". No, nobody is attempting to harm his reputation; he did that on his own. ".
On Monday, the Privileges Committee report will be discussed in Parliament, and tory MPs will have a free vote.
During the height of the Partygate scandal, Mr. Ross, who was accused of repeatedly making U-turns in response to calls for Johnson to resign as prime minister, declared he would vote in favor of the report's recommendations.
"I think it's right that we respect the work they've done and support the recommendations," he told BBC Scotland. "It was just a couple of months ago that Boris Johnson said that he fully respected the work of the Privileges Committee.
Regarding the former prime minister, Mr. Ross claimed to have expressed his "feelings," but he acknowledged his "achievements in office," citing the UK's handling of the war in Ukraine.
In January 2022, the Scottish Tory leader called for a vote of no confidence in Mr. Johnson due to the Partygate scandal, but he later withdrew the suggestion after war broke out in Ukraine.
Following the release of the Sue Gray report, Mr. Ross stated that he thought Mr. Johnson should continue serving, but added that he would still have to resign if an investigation revealed that he had lied to Parliament.
Even though Mr. Ross acknowledged in June 2022 that he was not one of the MPs who had demanded a vote of no confidence in Mr. Johnson, he still declared that he would oppose the prime minister.
Following Mr. Johnson's victory in the vote, the Scottish Tory leader advised him to think about stepping down.
Following a widespread revolt by his cabinet members, including the then-chancellor Rishi Sunak, Mr. Johnson ultimately resigned as prime minister.
Humza Yousaf, the first minister, called it an "extraordinarily dark chapter in Westminster's history.".
He told reporters that those who lost loved ones to the pandemic were "first and foremost" in his thoughts.
Boris Johnson has betrayed not only the House of Commons but also each and every citizen of this nation, according to Mr. Yousaf.
He demanded an apology from the Scottish Conservatives for their "full backing" of Mr. Johnson and urged their MPs to support the sanctions against the former prime minister.
According to Stephen Flynn, the leader of the SNP in Westminster, "This report confirms what most of us already knew: that Boris Johnson is a liar and he has repeatedly lied not just to the public, but also to Parliament. ".
The "disgraced" former prime minister's legal expenses should be reimbursed to the tax payer, his £115,000 parliamentary allowance should be eliminated, and his honors list should be "thrown in the trash," according to him.
