Boris Johnson has weakened standards rules in government so ministers found guilty of breaching the ministerial code are no longer expected to resign.
Johnson, who is facing an investigation into whether he deceived parliament, said it would be “disproportionate” to demand that ministers who breach the code resign. Instead, ministers will be asked to reduce their salaries or make a public apology.
Today, a senior Conservative MP became the sixth deputy to publicly demand Johnson’s resignation following the release of Sue Gray’s report on the parties breaking the blockade.
Sir Bob Neill, chairman of the Justice Committee, said he had sent a letter of censure to the 1922 Conservative Committee of Deputies on “totally unacceptable behavior” in