fine he was given. johnson argued that he received advice that all rules had been followed before speaking in parliament, but the committee questioned that he largely meant advice from politically-appointed media advisors, mainly jack doyle but also james slack. they asked why he did not rely on what he had seen himself or why he had not sought advice from lawyers or senior civil servants. johnson responded, "i asked the relevant people. they were senior people. they had been working very hard." final report once the committee has heard all the evidence, it will work on its conclusions. johnson will then be given a fortnight to respond, before the final report is published. this is expected to be in late spring or early summer 2023. the committee are expected to meet in late may. reaction after johnson’s hearing, a survation poll found 68% of the public did not believe johnson when he said he believed he was following the rules. notes the motion was in the name of the following mps: keir starmer, leader of the labour partyian blackford, commons leader of the snped davey, leader of the liberal democratsliz saville roberts, commons leader of plaid cymrucolum eastwood, leader of the sdlpcaroline lucas, green partystephen farry, deputy leader of the alliance party