Alan Wilson calls PM’s self-defence ‘nonsense’ and says country needs leader it can trust
Photograph: Mark Beton/Britain/AlamyPhotograph: Mark Beton/Britain/AlamyThe bishop of Buckingham has joined the growing calls forto resign and believes that he “obviously” lied over lockdown parties in Downing Street.
Johnson has faced public calls from Conservative MPs to stand down following the final report by Sue Gray into breaches of Covid regulations and the alcohol culture in Downing Street and Whitehall. Asked on Times Radio if Johnson should resign, Wilson said: “The only answer is yes. I’m an army baby and what they used to say in the army was you can trust anybody, but you can’t trust a liar.”
The number of Conservative MPs publicly criticising Johnson’s conduct has convinced some in Westminster that the threshold of 54 letters could be met next week.Some MPs are known to be holding back from submitting letters of no confidence over concerns that their names will leak and they will face reprisals from the whips.
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