Senior Tory Urges Pm To Call Confidence Vote If Local Elections Go Badly Boris Johnson
Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the Communities Defense Committee, warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin could “exploit” the image of the prime minister as a law-breaker following warnings of fixed sanctions on No. 10 parties. “I think the prime minister has made clear his intentions – he wants to stay – but that’s bigger than the prime minister,” Elwood, a Bournemouth MP, told BBC Radio 4 today. He said that since the scandal was in danger of damaging the party’s reputation, Johnson owes the parliamentary party a vote of confidence....