The Conservative party has been split over the PM’s future, amid continuing anger over the scandal engulfing Boris Johnson’s premiership.
Six Conservative MPs have called for him to quit so far, arguing that a change of senior officials would not reverse the “terminal damage” done to Mr Johnson by the allegations.
Former children’s minister Tim Loughton, said in Facebook post: “It is not down to a simple Government policy change or a sacking of ministers or officials to put things right.
“In this case all roads lead back to Downing Street and the person whose name is on the front door.”
Senior Tory Tobias Ellwood has said Mr Johnson must “lead or step aside”, telling the BBC: “We need leadership.”
And backbencher Andrew Bridgen echoed Mr Ellwood as he argued the PM had “lost the moral authority to lead the country”.
The North West Leicestershire MP confirmed he submitted a letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson’s leadership “some time ago”.
For a leadership contest to be triggered, 54 letters of no confidence in the PM have to be submitted by Tory…
