Johnson is convinced that he still enjoys broad support within the party. The 57-year-old prime minister says he no longer wants to deal with ‘Partygate’. He has already answered all questions “sufficiently and very comprehensively”, he says.
Holmes has previously worked as an assistant or ‘Parliamentary Private Secretary’ (PPS) for Home Secretary Priti Patel. The scandal undermines his work as an MP, Holmes said. “I am concerned that this work is being clouded by the toxic culture 10 Downing Street seems to permeate.” Still, the 33-year-old MP has not demanded that Johnson resign.
If 54 of the 359 Conservative Party MPs speak out against the Prime Minister, there could be a confidence vote within the party. So far, according to the PA news agency, however, there are only 20 MPs.