Conservative MPs pushing for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign over the “partygate” scandal should “forget it,” Home Secretary Priti Patel has said.
Since the publication of an official report on May 25 on COVID-19 breaches inside Downing Street, 12 Conservative MPs have openly called for Johnson to resign, taking the total number to 28.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a visit to the CityFibre Training Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, Britain, on May 27, 2022. (James Glossop/Pool via Reuters)
The report, written by senior civil servant Sue Gray, detailed events at which officials drank so much that they were sick, sang karaoke, became involved in altercations, and abused security and cleaning staff at a time when millions of people across the country were unable to see friends and family because of pandemic restrictions….