He said: These comments are utterly abhorrent. If they are true, Boris Johnson has a duty to resign. The Prime Minister must now come to Parliament to give a statement, and face questioning, on these shocking claims and the growing Tory sleaze scandal engulfing Westminster.”
Boris Johnson has a duty to resign if reports of his comments on the prospect of a third coronavirus lockdown are found to be true, according to the SNP.
Downing Street has dismissed the Daily Mail’s report, based on testimony from an unnamed source, as “just another lie” - but it comes at an extremely uncomfortable time for Mr Johnson, who is struggling to face down accusations of sleaze over texts concerning the UK’s tax code that he exchanged with engineer James Dyson.
Boris Johnson backed amid Downing Street refurb claims. (PA) Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has backed Boris Johnson following the Prime Minister asked Conservative donors to secretly pay for Downing Street refurbishments. Mr Wallace denied that Boris Johnson is “sleazy” with Labour expected to pile on the pressure amid claims from Mr Johnson’s former aide, Dominic Cummings. Cummings has claimed that the Prime Minister wanted donors to “secretly pay for the renovation” of his official flat, in a move called “unethical, foolish, possibly illegal” by the ex-Vote Leave campaigner. However, Ben Wallace said Mr Johnson had paid “out of his own pocket” for the Downing Street upgrade.
Boris Johnson backed amid Downing Street refurb claims. (PA) DEFENCE Secretary Ben Wallace has backed Boris Johnson following the Prime Minister asked Conservative donors to secretly pay for Downing Street refurbishments. Mr Wallace denied that Boris Johnson is “sleazy” with Labour expected to pile on the pressure amid claims from Mr Johnson’s former aide, Dominic Cummings. Cummings has claimed that the Prime Minister wanted donors to “secretly pay for the renovation” of his official flat, in a move called “unethical, foolish, possibly illegal” by the ex-Vote Leave campaigner. However, Ben Wallace said Mr Johnson had paid “out of his own pocket” for the Downing Street upgrade.