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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. | 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? | How long do Tories think Boris Johnson has got? |
The Covid rules when Downing Street parties were held | The Covid rules when Downing Street parties were held |
What does Sue Gray's parties report say? | 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. | 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. | 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". |
Tobias Ellwood has been an MP since 2005 and was a defence minister during Theresa May's premiership | |
Meanwhile, Downing Street has refused to comment on reports of Mr Johnson's further attendance at some of the events being investigated by police. | |
The Daily Telegraph reported he attended an event for two departing officials on 14 January 2021 - with the Guardian adding that he gave a speech and stayed for "around five minutes". | |
The Telegraph also said he attended an event for another departing official on 17 December 2020, and a gathering in his Downing Street flat on 13 November 2020. | |
Asked about the reports, No 10 said it would not comment on the Met's ongoing investigation. | |
Asked on Monday whether he attended the event in his flat, Mr Johnson refused to say, adding he would not give a "running commentary" on the police probe. |