Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser has threatened to resign over the Downing Street party scandal after concluding that there were “legitimate” questions about whether the prime minister had breached the ministerial code.
Lord Geidt, the independent adviser to ministers’ interests, said Johnson’s breach of the law threatened to undermine the role and risk leaving the system open to ridicule.
The times Geidt was said to have threatened to resign during a discussion with the prime minister on Tuesday morning unless he issued a public explanation for his conduct.
Johnson responded with a public letter to Geidt explaining his actions and stating that his breach of the rules was “involuntary.” He said his statement to parliament that there were no parties was “transmitted in good faith” and