Since yesterday’s Gray Report publication, four Tory MPs have called for Boris to step down. They are: John Baron, Julian Sturdy, David Simmonds, and Stephen Hammond. Sturdy was out the gates first, claiming last night it is “now in the public interest for the Prime Minister to resign.” Baron made a similar call this morning, with Simmonds – the PM’s constituency neighbour – following a few minutes later. This afternoon, Stephen Hammond also confirmed he’d sent Sir Graham Brady a letter. Guido will keep a rolling list of any further statements from agitated MPs throughout the day – stay tuned…
John Rentoul also has an ongoing list of Tory MPs who have publicly criticised Boris since Partygate started. It’s now up to 58…