Boris Johnson lied to Parliament on partygate, according to a Conservative MP, and should resign.
Sir Roger Gale has previously stated that changing leaders is the wrong decision, using the conflict in Ukraine as an example.
Former Brexit minister Steve Baker also weighed in on new photos of the Prime Minister at a party.Following the release of new photos of the Prime Minister at a party, a top Conservative MP has stated that he believes Boris Johnson deceived Parliament, labeling the matter a "resignation problem."During the debate surrounding Dominic Cummings' infamous trip to Barnard Castle, Sir Roger Gale was one of the first Conservatives to demand for Johnson's resignation, submitting a letter of no confidence.
However, at the start of the Ukrainian conflict, the North Thanet MP withdrew the letter, claiming that now was not the time to change leaders.
The new photographs, on the other hand, made him reconsider.
He sent out the following tweet: "From the despatch box, I feel the PM deceived the HoCs. It's a matter of resignation.
"My personal position has been stated. My Conservative parliamentary colleagues must now determine whether or not to call a confidence vote."
Gale isn't the only prominent Conservative backbencher who has weighed in on the new partygate scandal.
Steve Baker, a fervent Brexit supporter who recently warned Johnson, "the gig is up," posted a government-produced billboard urging individuals to observe COVID-19 regulations.
He later followed up with a post that said: "It's amazing how much interest a government poster can elicit just by tweeting it.Both guys were reacting to images leaked by ITV News on Monday that showed Johnson supposedly toasting colleagues at a leaving party on November 13th, 2020, with bottles of booze and party food on the table in front of him.
A large red box on a chair by the table included two bottles of champagne or cava, four bottles of wine, and half a bottle of gin, according to the series of images.
According to ITV News, the photos were taken at a celebration for Downing Street's then-Director of Communications Lee Cain, with eight people standing close together, including the photographer.
Indoor mixing was limited to two people from separate houses at the time.
Following an investigation into many lockdown-breaking events, Johnson received a solitary fine from the police. There were 126 in total.
Sue Gray, a senior civil servant, is likely to submit a complete report on the lockdown-breaking at the top of government soon. According to MPs, this could be much more harmful to the prime minister than the police fine.
Furthermore, the Parliamentary Privileges Committee will investigate whether he willfully deceived MPs by denying knowledge of the parties. That would be a violation of the ministerial code, which would normally result in resigning.
Grant Shapps, the Minister for Transport, told Sky News on Tuesday morning: "Was he down there having a good time? He'd stopped by to express his gratitude and raise a glass to a departing colleague."
"The police have spent a lot of time going over it with a lot of personnel and a lot of resources, and they've gotten to their judgment – as far as we know, he wasn't penalised for that occurrence."
"It appears to me like he goes down on his way out of the office and thanks the workers and raises a glass and doesn't in his mind recognize that as a party," Shapps added when asked about Johnson's previous statements that no regulations were breached.
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