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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent

Scottish Tory leader withdraws letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson

Douglas Ross
Ross withdrew the letter he sent to the party’s 1922 committee, one of the 54 required to trigger a vote. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, has withdrawn his letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, citing the war in Ukraine and saying it was no time for a change of leadership.

Ross, who has been an outspoken critic of the prime minister, had criticised him over lockdown parties in Downing Street. Johnson, along with dozens of staff and officials, is under police investigation for the breaches.

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