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Leader of Scottish Conservatives says UK PM should resign

Published 12/01/2022, 16:34
Updated 12/01/2022, 16:40
© Reuters. Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Douglas Ross speaks during the First Minister's Questions (FMQ's) at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain September 30, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign after he admitted attending a gathering at his Downing Street residence during the first coronavirus lockdown.

© Reuters. Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Douglas Ross speaks during the First Minister's Questions (FMQ's) at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain September 30, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS

Ross is the most senior Conservative to call for Johnson to go after the prime minister admitted for the first time that he had attended a party at 10 Downing Street in May 2020, when COVID-19 rules limited social gatherings to a bare minimum.

"Regrettably, I have to say his position is no longer tenable," Ross said. "I spoke to the prime minister this afternoon and I set out my reasons and I explained to him my position."

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