Tory discontent with Boris Johnson spreads as MPs fear losing seats

Boris Johnson faces criticism from opposition parties as well as his own Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Anger among Tory backbenchers is spreading amid fallout from the Sue Gray report, with one minister warning Boris Johnson is in “yellow card territory”.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions, the Treasury minister John Glen said he had had a “very frank and very honest” meeting with Johnson to express his and his constituents’ misgivings.