Boris Johnson has ‘consistently made the right decisions’, cabinet minister claims
Conservative former minister Tobias Ellwood says Boris Johnson should “show leadership” by giving MPs the chance to back him in a vote of confidence.
Asked about the ongoing Partygate saga, which last week saw the prime minister fined for breaking his own coronavirus laws, Mr Ellwood told BBC Breakfast that now was the time for a vote on Mr Johnson’s future.
“Unfortunately, many MPs continue to be very, very concerned by where we’re going,” he said, adding: “If I was the prime minister, I would show leadership here, recognise this requires crisis management as such, and say that ‘these are difficult times, I will give you the opportunity to support me through an actual vote of confidence’.”
It comes as Mr Johnson is expected to make a “full-throated apology” to MPs on Monday in his first statement to the Commons since he was fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday bash – thrown in his honour – in the Cabinet room in June 2020 while strict Covid restrictions…
