PM’s allies brand probe a ‘witch-hunt’ as others call for him to stand down to avoid further damage
Tory MPs want to do a deal with Boris Johnson for him to quit parliament and in return axe the inquiry into whether he misled them over Partygate, as allies of the prime minister branded it a “witch-hunt”.
Though he will leave No 10 in less than a month, an inquiry is still under way by the Commons privileges committee into Johnson’s initial denials in December last year that any Covid laws were broken during lockdown.
