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Boris Johnson delivered a further blow as another Tory MP sends in a letter of no confidence after five aides quit

4th Feb 22 4:02 pm

Another Tory MP has submitted a letter of no confidence in the Prime Minister as Boris Johnson’s handling of the fallout of the partygate allegations has made his position “untenable.”

Aaron Bell MP said he has “submitted a letter to Sir Graham Brady” and told Johnson in the House of Commons that he could not go to his grandmothers lockdown funeral then asked the PM, “Does the Prime Minister think I’m a fool?”

Bell is the fifth MP this week to submit a letter and there has been a total of 13 MPs who have publicly called for Johnson to resign.

It is not known exactly how many letters have been submitted to Sir Graham and Johnson’s leadership could be over if 54 Tories submit letters to the Chairman of the 1922 Committee.

A fifth Downing Street aide “quit” today with four others on Thursday as the Prime Minister hemorrhages his staff due to the partygate scandal.

Number 10 Policy Unit member Elena Narozanski quit which comes after his chief of staff, principal private secretary, director of communications and policy chief all walked out within hours of one another yesterday.

Johnson’s director of communications, Jack Doyle, his chief of staff, Dan Rosenfield, and his principal private secretary, Martin Reynolds, all walked out on Thursday night.

Cabinet sources told The Times there is now a 50/50 chance of the Prime Minister being ousted.

They added, “It feels like the end, it’s all falling apart at the moment.

“It’s 50/50 in my view at the moment.”

Simon Clarke, the chief secretary to the Treasury, suggested there was more chaos in Downing Street than at the fall of the Roman Empire.

“I think the last days of Rome were more fun,” he told Channel 4 News.

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