Just as Boris Johnson got up to address his party at a meeting of the 1922 committee, one more Tory MP called on social media for him to go: Julian Sturdy, the MP for York Outer, said in the wake of the Sue Gray report that it is in the public interest for the Prime Minister to resign. Johnson received a warmer reception on the committee corridor, even if the desk banging and cheers that can accompany such events were in short supply.
The most hostile question came from Roger Gale, who has called for Johnson to go
After the Prime Minister was criticised the last time he addressed MPs over partygate (when he received a fine) for cracking jokes and making light of the situation, he cut a far more sombre figure.
‘He was a lot less bombastic than the previous appearance,’ says one attendee. Instead, Johnson used his opening remarks to say that he accepted that things had gone wrong and to say he was taking responsibility.
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