Paul Holmes says he will focus solely on being an MP as his work has been ‘tarnished’ by events

Boris Johnson has suffered the first resignation of a frontbencher since Sue Gray’s damning report into Partygate was published, with Paul Holmes quitting as a ministerial aide to the home secretary.

In a statement to his Eastleigh constituents, Holmes said his work as an MP “has been tarnished by the toxic culture that seemed to have permeated Number 10”.

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