Boris Johnson should hold a vote of confidence to confirm his leadership after the conclusion of the police investigation into parties at No 10 and if local elections go badly for theTobias Ellwood, the chair of the Commons defence committee, warned that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, could “exploit” the prime minister’s image as a law-breaker following the fixed-penalty notices forEllwood, the MP for Bournemouth East, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think the prime minister has...
He added that the Partygate scandal undermined the UK’s image as a “beacon of democracy” by eroding the high standards that politicians have set themselves and historically upheld. Ellwood said he thought Johnson should resign now since the war in Ukraine is likely to continue for some time, adding it was not unprecedented for leaders to be replaced in times of crisis, citing the replacement of the UK’s head of the armed forces in DecemberHe said: “Every month, every year, European security is going to deteriorate well beyond Ukraine.
The Scottish National party’s Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, said Johnson’s position was no longer tenable. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think the court of public opinion will give that judgment on the prime minister.