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| Boris Johnson facing further calls to resign amid parties row | Boris Johnson facing further calls to resign amid parties row |
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| Boris Johnson is facing further calls to resign, as Tobias Ellwood became the latest Tory MP to say he wants to oust him from office. | Boris Johnson is facing further calls to resign, as Tobias Ellwood became the latest Tory MP to say he wants to oust him from office. |
| The Bournemouth East MP said he would be submitting a letter of no confidence in the PM, amid the ongoing row over lockdown parties in No 10. | The Bournemouth East MP said he would be submitting a letter of no confidence in the PM, amid the ongoing row over lockdown parties in No 10. |
| He joins colleague Peter Aldous, who said on Tuesday he had done the same. | |
| At least 54 Tories must submit letters to set up a vote on the PM's future. | At least 54 Tories must submit letters to set up a vote on the PM's future. |
| A handful of Tory MPs, including Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, have said they have submitted letters to the backbench 1922 Committee, which runs leadership contests. | A handful of Tory MPs, including Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, have said they have submitted letters to the backbench 1922 Committee, which runs leadership contests. |
| But the exact number of letters submitted is not known. | But the exact number of letters submitted is not known. |
| How long do Tories think Boris Johnson has got? | |
| The Covid rules when Downing Street parties were held | |
| What does Sue Gray's parties report say? | |
| Mr Johnson is seeking to head off a leadership challenge prompted by weeks of damaging headlines about parties in government buildings held whilst Covid restrictions were in place. | |
| Initial findings from senior official Sue Gray's inquiry, published on Monday, revealed 12 events are now under investigation by the Metropolitan Police. | |
| Mr Ellwood, who chairs the Commons Defence Committee, said it was "time to resolve this" as the Conservative Party is "slipping into a very ugly place". | Mr Ellwood, who chairs the Commons Defence Committee, said it was "time to resolve this" as the Conservative Party is "slipping into a very ugly place". |
| Speaking to Sky News, he added it had become "just horrible" for the party's MPs to "continuously have to defend this to the British public". | Speaking to Sky News, he added it had become "just horrible" for the party's MPs to "continuously have to defend this to the British public". |