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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage and Mark Townsend

Senior Conservatives fear traditional voters will desert them after Partygate

Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak visit a brewery in Bermondsey, south-east London, in 2021
Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak visit a brewery in Bermondsey, south-east London, in 2021. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/PA

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.

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