Authority of Boris Johnson damaged as own MPs say ‘gig’s up’

William Wragg, Tory chair of Commons' constitutional affairs committee, states no confidence' in PM

Boris Johnson suffered humiliating blows to his authority after MPs backed a formal investigation to look at whether he lied to parliament, and senior party figures made new calls for him to resign.

The prime minister will now be investigated by a Commons committee over claims he misled MPs about lockdown parties - a potential resigning matter under the ministerial code.