Boris Johnson s three-and-a-half hours of evidence before the privileges committee dominates the UK front pages on Thursday, with the former prime minister described as agile and rattled The Guardian leads with Flimsy Partygate answers leave Johnson on the brink The paper s political editor says he faces being formally reprimanded for recklessly misleading parliament The Times has Johnson fights for his future, reporting the committee has to decide whether Johnson misled MPs. If they decide that he did so intentionally or recklessly, they may find him in contempt of parliament. The paper states that a suspension of ten days or more would make Johnson almost unavoidable in peril after angry clashes with inquiry is the assessment in the i. Reporting on the hearing, the paper says the former prime minister loses his cool and shouts complete nonsense at MPs questioning him The Telegraph splashes with: Johnson besieged but defiant The paper s associate editor writes : The cults of Boris and Brexit are simultaneously imploding The Mail chooses to lead its front page with a comment from Sarah Vine: Harman's face was thunder. Boris was as agile as a cat. After four nit-picking hours, has a single mind been changed? The columnist focuses on Johnson as Captain Jack Sparrow of British politics The Express focuses on the moment when Johnson wore his oath at the beginning of the hearing, with the headline Boris: hand on heart I did not lie to house The Metro has Boris: the backlash reporting that Johnson is grilled by MPs for hours Scotland's Daily Record is more forthright in its analysis. Under the banner Ex-PM s lame lockdown party excuses the paper leads with the headline, Ol blue lies is back Finally, the Mirror says Johnson has been accused of insulting Covid families with a string of Partygate excuses under the headline: Just drinks after a hard day? Boris said that a lot of people were having difficult days.