Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser Lord Geidt resigns after Partygate grilling

Lord Geidt was questioned by a cross-party committee of MPs on Tuesday and conceded it was ‘reasonable’ to suggest Boris Johnson had broken the ministerial code. Photograph: George Cracknell Wright/LNP

Boris Johnson’s attempt to relaunch his premiership suffered a fresh blow on Wednesday night when his ethics adviser, Lord Geidt, dramatically quit after conceding the prime minister may have broken the ministerial code over the Partygate scandal.

In a statement released on Wednesday evening, Geidt said: “With regret, I feel that it is right that I am resigning from my post as independent adviser on ministers’ interests.”