COVID-19: Boris Johnson has 'lost moral authority to lead' and he should 'do the honourable thing' and resign, says Andrew Bridgen

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COVID-19: Boris Johnson has 'lost moral authority to lead' and he should 'do the honourable thing' and resign, says Andrew Bridgen
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One of five Conservative MPs calling for Boris Johnson to step down has told Sky News he has 'lost his moral authority to lead' amid allegations of numerous Downing Street parties during lockdown

"He needs to take responsibility and do the honourable thing and call it a day - for the country, the government and the Conservative Party."

"Getting drunk in the basement, I know the prime minister wasn't there, of Downing Street, the night before the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral, clearly you should have known that's not acceptable behaviour," he told Sky News.

Asked if Mr Johnson has the"moral compass" to resign, Mr Bridgen, an ardent Brexiteer who backed the PM for Tory leadership in 2019, suggested he does not."It's not just him, it's the culture of those at Number 10 who appear to have been doing as they please while restricting our freedoms for a long time. That's no way to go on.

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