It was, the prime minister believed, a return to business as usual. On Monday Boris Johnson and his most senior aides gathered in No 10 for their 8am meeting, tucking into bacon rolls as they discussed how to move on from the Downing Street parties scandal. SponsoredThe prime minister’s hopes of a respite, however, were short-lived. Over the next three days a further seven Tory MPs went public with criticism of Johnson, bringing the total number to 48. Angry cabinet members are said to be “frothing at the mouth in the way that the public is not” DANIEL LEAL/POOL/APThe Bishop of Buckingham joined calls for Johnson to resign today,

Source: The Times June 03, 2022 18:35 UTC