a small group of conservative mps met here last night with talk of removing borisjohnson from office on the agenda. after a day of intense speculation, there was confidence among some backbenchers that enough were ready to submit a letter of no confidence in the prime minister, triggering a vote on his position. the meetings came after the prime minister again denied that he was warned a drinks party in the downing street garden was against lockdown restrictions in place at the time. on a hospital visit yesterday, borisjohnson again apologised for parties in downing street on the eve of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, saying he deeply and bitterly regretted that it happened. if the best argument that you have got to the accusation that you broke the rules was that, well, nobody had told me that the rules that i had imposed on everyone else were being broken, then i think that reveals you are in a difficult position, and i think the prime minister is in a difficult position because o
the meetings came after the prime minister again denied that he was warned a drinks party in the downing street garden was against lockdown restrictions in place at the time. on a hospital visit yesterday, borisjohnson again apologised for parties in downing street on the eve of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, saying he deeply and bitterly regretted that it happened. if the best argument that you have got to the accusation that you broke the rules was that, well, nobody had told me that the rules that i had imposed on everyone else were being broken, then i think that reveals you are in a difficult position, and i think the prime minister is in a difficult position because of his behaviour, because of the constant set of allegations that are being made. and i think conservative mps are increasingly uncomfortable with this, and it does appear that quite a number are now taking action. others are reserving judgment
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minister s questions later. mrjohnson is under growing pressure as speculation grows about a backbench rebellion against him, as a number of his own mps are believed to be preparing letters of no confidence. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. late night talks in a private members club a small group of conservative mps met here last night with talk of removing borisjohnson from office on the agenda. after a day of intense speculation, there was confidence among some backbenchers that enough were ready to submit a letter of no confidence in the prime minister, triggering a vote on his position. the meetings came after the prime minister again denied that he was warned a drinks party in the downing street garden was against lockdown restrictions in place at the time. on a hospital visit yesterday, borisjohnson again apologised for parties in downing street on the eve of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, saying he deeply and bitterly regretted that it happened. if the be
after a day of intense speculation, there was confidence among some backbenchers that enough were ready to submit a letter of no confidence in the prime minister, triggering a vote on his position. the meetings came after the prime minister again denied that he was warned a drinks party in the downing street garden was against lockdown restrictions in place at the time. on a hospital visit yesterday, borisjohnson again apologised for parties in downing street on the eve of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, saying he deeply and bitterly regretted that it happened. if the best argument that you have got to the accusation that you broke the rules was that, well, nobody had told me that the rules that i had imposed on everyone else were being broken, then i think that reveals you are in a difficult position, and i think the prime minister is in a difficult position because of his behaviour, because of the constant set of allegations that are being made.