Former minister Tobias Ellwood said it was “just horrible for Tory MPs to have to defend the situation to the public and confirmed he would be submitting a formal letter stating he has no confidence in Mr Johnson.
It follows claims that the Prime Minister was reportedly at a prosecco-fuelled leaving do fora No 10 aide on January 14 last year, when strict Covid measures banning socialising were in place. The event, which was uncovered by senior civil servant Sue Gray's investigation, is one of 12 alleged to have taken place in Downing Street and across Whitehall now under police investigation.
Mr Ellwood said that it was time to resolve the partygate scandal as he called on Mr Johnson to resign.
The chairman of the defence select committee admitted the revelations were dragging the Conservative Party into an “ugly place. He said he would today be submitting a letter of no confidence to the party's committee of backbench MPs.
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