Senior Conservatives fear traditional voters will desert them after Partygate

Tory MPs say fines for Johnson and Sunak over lockdown gatherings have led usually loyal supporters to express concern

Senior Tories have warned that traditional supporters are abandoning them after Boris Johnson's Partygate fine, as another MP broke cover to say the prime minister should be removed over his conduct.

Conservative MPs across the country said on Saturday they believed many people who had backed the party before were now raising concerns, with Downing Street braced for further fixed-penalty notices relating to parties in the coming days.